| Roisin Flanagan | |
| Nationality: | Irish |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Long distance running |
| Birth Date: | 2 May 1997 |
| Collegeteam: | Adams State Grizzlies |
| Pb: | 1500m: 4:15.50 (Dublin, 2021) Mile: 4:40.12 (Albuquerque, 2024) 3000m: 8:53.02 (Glasgow, 2024) 2 Miles: 9:36.70 (New York, 2024) 5000m: 15:26.32 (Walnut, 2023) |
Roisin Flanagan (born 2 May 1997) is an Irish long distance runner.[1]
From Gortin in County Tyrone, Flanagan attended Sacred Heart College, Omagh before she and her twin sister, Eilish Flanagan, also a distance runner, earned scholarships at Adams State University in Colorado.[2] They were named Sportswomen of the Month in December 2022 by the Irish Times.[3]
Flanagan competes for Finn Valley Athletic Club.[4] She ran at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, where she finished 14th in the 5000m race.[5] Flanagan broke her own Northern Ireland record by over a second when she finished 11th in 15:26.76 in the 5,000 metres at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. It was the fourth time in a year she had broken the record.[6]
In December 2022, Flanagan participated in the European Cross County Championships in Turin in a team alongside her twin sister, where they helped secure a bronze team medal for Ireland.[7]
In May 2023, Flanagan took half a second off her own Northern Ireland 5000m record, competing in California.[8]
Flanagan set an Irish record over 2 Miles (9:36.70) when competing at the Millrose Games in February 2024 in New York.[9] She was selected for the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow where she competed in the women's 3000 metres race and ran a personal best time of 8:53.02.[10] [11]