Hannah Irwin
{{Short description|Northern Irish athlete}}
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| name = Hannah Irwin
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| nationality = Northern Ireland
| sport = Athletics
| event = Long-distance running
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|6|23|df=yes}}
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| pb = 3000m 9:11:98 (Watford, 2023)
5000m 15:40:47 (Manchester, 2023)
10,000m 32:25.34 (London, 2022)
Half-marathon 1:11:05 (Larne, 2023)
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Hannah Irwin (born 23 June 1998) is a British long-distance runner. She competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games over 10,000m representing Northern Ireland. That year, she set a new Northern Irish national record for the 10,000m. In 2023, she set a new Northern Irish national record for the half marathon.{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/great-britain-ni/hannah-irwin-14798392|title=Hannah Irwin|accessdate=26 October 2023|website=World Athletics}}
Early life
From Cambridge, Irwin studied English with Creative Writing at Surrey University, and writes poetry in her spare time. Irwin recovered from an anaemia diagnosis in 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fastrunning.com/fast-10/2019/hannah-irwin/fast-10-hannah-irwin/22558|title= Fast 10: Hannah Irwin|website=Fast Running|date=January 17, 2019|accessdate=May 25, 2023}} In 2020 Irwin write about overcoming problems with disordered eating when she was younger.{{Cite web|url=https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/health/mental-health/a31203683/hannah-irwin/|website=Runners World|first=Hannah|last=Irwin|date=March 3, 2020|accessdate=May 25, 2023|title= This England runner opens up about her struggles with disordered eating}}
Career
Irwin made her British debut in June 2022 at the European 10,000m Cup, where the British team came home with a bronze medal.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/sport/cambridge-coleridge-ac-ace-hannah-irwin-makes-medal-winnin-9257086|accessdate=May 25, 2023|website=Cambridge Independent|title= Cambridge & Coleridge AC ace Hannah Irwin makes dream debut for Great Britain at European 10,000m Cup|first=Mark|last=Taylor|date= 4 June 2022}} Prior to that, Irwin had run a new personal best and set a new Northern Ireland record of 32:25.34 for the 10,000m competing at the Night of the 10,000m PBs at Parliament Hill in May 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://teamsurrey.co.uk/athletics-alumni-hannah-irwin-powers-to-northern-ireland-record|accessdate=May 25, 2023|title=Athletics alumni Hannah Irwin powers to Northern Ireland 10k record|website=TeamSurrey-SSP|date=June 17, 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://athleticsni.org/News/Athletics-NI-News/Hannah-Irwin-Selected-for-the-European-10,000m-Cup|website=Northern Ireland Athletics|accessdate=May 25, 2023|title=Hannah Irwin Selected for the European 10,000m Cup|date=19 May 2022}} In June 2022 Irwin set a new 5000m personal best of 15:45.87 at the Woodside Stadium in Watford.{{Cite web|date=June 17, 2022|url=https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/commonwealth-games-trio-hannah-irwin-megan-marrs-and-kate-oconnor-out-to-impress-at-mary-peters-track/41761759.html|website=Belfast Telegraph|accessdate=May 25, 2023|title= Commonwealth Games trio Hannah Irwin, Megan Marrs and Kate O’Connor out to impress at Mary Peters Track }}
Irwin was selected as path of the Northern Ireland squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.{{Cite web|date=June 17, 2022|title=Commonwealth Games: Birmingham selection to be announced after NI Championships|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/61838760|accessdate=May 25, 2023|website=bbc sport}} However, she did not finish the 10,000m race at the event.{{Cite web|url=https://www.watchathletics.com/article/12036/commonwealth-games-2022-women-s-10000m-results-mccolgan-wins-with-30-48-60|title=Commonwealth Games 2022 Women's 10000m Results, McColgan wins gold with 30:48.60|date=August 3, 2022|website=Watch Athletics|accessdate=May 25, 2023}} She was later diagnosed with a metatarsal fracture which prevented her competing for several months.{{cite web|url=https://athleticsweekly.com/performance/hannah-irwin-how-they-train-1039968332/|website=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=26 October 2023|title= Hannah Irwin: how they train|first=Katy|last=Barden |date=June 18, 2023}}
In August 2023, she broke the Northern Irish national record for the half marathon, running 1:11:05 in County Antrim.{{cite web|website=Athleticsni.org|accessdate=26 October 2023|url=https://athleticsni.org/News/Athletics-NI-News/Irwin-Smashes-NI-Half-Marathon-Record|title= Irwin Smashes NI Half Marathon Record|date=30 August 2023}}
She was selected for the Half Marathon race at the 2025 European Road Running Championships in April 2025 in Leuven, Belgium.{{cite web|url= https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/news-and-features/half-marathon-athletes-joining-gb-ni-for-2025-european-road-running-championships-announced/|website=British Athletics|accessdate=27 Feb 2025|title= HALF MARATHON ATHLETES JOINING GB & NI FOR 2025 EUROPEAN ROAD RUNNING CHAMPS ANNOUNCED|date=27 June 2025}} Competing at the championships on 12 April 2025, she finished in sixteenth place in a time of 73:54.{{cite web|url=https://athleticsweekly.com/event-reports/jimmy-gressier-dominates-to-win-half-marathon-in-leuven-1039999036/|date=12 April 2025|title= Jimmy Gressier dominates to win half-marathon in Leuven|first= Tim |last=Adams | access-date= 12 April 2025 }}
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Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:Female athletes from Northern Ireland
Category:Alumni of the University of Surrey
Category:British female long-distance runners