Lauren Cadden (born 7 June 2000) is an Irish sprinter.[1] She is a European Athletics Championships silver medallist, having run with the Ireland team in the Women's 4 × 400 metres relay in the 2024 competition.
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| Nationality | Irish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 June 2000 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 400m: 52.87 (Salamanca, 2024) | ||||||||||||||
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Early life
editFrom Skreen in County Sligo,[2] she has four brothers and played Gaelic Football before concentrating on athletics. She attended Ursuline College Sligo and studied Health Science and Physical Activity at ATU Sligo.[3]
Career
editA member of Sligo Athletics Club,[4] in February 2024, she was selected to run for Ireland at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow.[5][6]
In April 2024, she lowered her personal best over 400 metres to 54.22 in Belfast.[7] She later lowered it again to 53.38 to win the Irish Universities Championships hosted by Queen’s University at the Mary Peters track in Belfast.[8][9]
She ran as part of the Irish women’s 4 × 400m relay team that qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas in May 2024.[10][11]
In May 2024 she was selected for the Irish team for the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[12] In June 2024 Cadden ran 400 metres under 53 seconds for the first time, setting a new personal best of 52.87 seconds in the Spanish city of Salamanca.[13] She then ran as part of the women's 4 × 400m relay team that qualified fastest for the final, with the team ultimately going on to win silver.[14][15]
She qualified for the Irish team for the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn in the individual 400 metres as well as being included for the relay.[16] In the women's 4 × 400m relay she ran with the Irish team, placing sixth overall.[17] competed at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in the Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay in May 2025.[18][19][20]
References
edit- ↑ "Lauren Cadden". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ↑ ""Yesterday proved that I know I can do it" – ATU Sligo's Lauren Cadden on Intervarsities gold". Oceanfm.ie. April 7, 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ↑ "Lauren Cadden – BSc (Hons) in Health Science and Physical Activity". itssligo.ie. n.d. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023.
- ↑ Farry, Jessica (22 February 2024). "Sligo AC's Lauren Cadden named on Irish team for World Indoor Championships". Independent.ie. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ↑ "SELECTION ANNOUNCEMENT: WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, GLASGOW MARCH 1ST– 3RD 2024". Olympics.ie. February 29, 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ↑ "Sligo's Lauren Cadden on Ireland World Indoors team". Oceanfm.ie. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ↑ Gallagher, Emma (11 April 2024). "Sligo athlete Lauren Cadden again storms to victory in Belfast, setting new PB". Independent.ie. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ↑ Naughton, Lindie (8 April 2024). "Fast results on road and track – Irish round-up". Fast Running. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ↑ Flanagan, Ronan (6 April 2024). "Record-breaking 400m Intervarsities gold for ATU Sligo's Lauren Cadden". Oceanfm.ie. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ↑ Fox, Kenneth (6 May 2024). "Irish mixed relay team wins bronze medal at World Relays". Breakingnews.ie. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ↑ Farry, Jessica (8 May 2024). "Sligo's Lauren Cadden says international senior relay debut 'absolutely unreal'". Independent.ie. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ↑ Dennehy, Cathal (28 May 2024). "Ciara Mageean and Sarah Healy in 1-2 for Ireland at Ostrava 1500m as team is named for European Championships in Rome". Independent.ie. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ↑ O'Riordan, Ian (1 August 2024). "Olympics: Meet Team Ireland - Track and Field". The Irish Times. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ↑ "Sharlene Mawdsley leads Ireland into 4x400m relay final". RTE. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ↑ "Ireland win silver in women's 4x400m relay". BBC Sport. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ↑ "Akinola, Doyle and McCann added to Irish team for European Indoor Athletics Championships". Irish Examiner. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ↑ Dennehy, Cathal (10 March 2025). "Dutch Gold: The 36 minutes that Irish athletics will never forget". Independent.ie. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ↑ "Mixed 4x400 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ↑ "ATHLETICS IRELAND ANNOUNCE TEAM FOR WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS". Athletics Ireland. 16 April 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ↑ Dennehy, Cathal (11 May 2025). "'We've solidified ourselves as one of the best relays in the world' – Adeleke helps book another Irish ticket to Tokyo". Independent.ie. Retrieved 12 May 2025.