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Sonia O'Sullivan

1969 - Today

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Sonia O'Sullivan (born 28 November 1969) is an Irish former track and field athlete. She won a gold medal in the 5000 metres at the 1995 World Championships, and a silver medal in the 5000 metres at the 2000 Olympic Games. Her 2000 m world record of 5:25.36, set in 1994 stood until 2017. O'Sullivan first came to prominence when winning the 1500 m at the 1991 Universiade, before going on to finish fourth in the 3000 m final at the 1992 Olympic Games. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Sonia O'Sullivan is the 4,962nd most popular athlete (down from 4,090th in 2024), the 488th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 462nd in 2019) and the 18th most popular Irish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Sonia O'Sullivan ranks 4,962 out of 6,025. Before her are Nazik Avdalyan, Fares El-Bakh, Lucimar de Moura, Tamer Bayoumi, Richard Adjei, and Jeanette Bolden. After her are Johnny Spillane, Carlos Pérez, Tigran Gevorg Martirosyan, Liv Kjersti Bergman, Déborah Anthonioz, and Letsile Tebogo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Sonia O'Sullivan ranks 1,231. Before her are Giorgio Lamberti, Himanta Biswa Sarma, Rob Blake, Brian O'Halloran, Richard Carrier, and Jake Tapper. After her are Bodhi Elfman, Madhoo, Amma Asante, Adrian Young, James Frey, and Michellie Jones.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Sonia O'Sullivan ranks 488 out of 549. Before her are Daniel O'Donnell (1961), Stephen Ireland (1986), Troy Parrott (2002), Alexander Porter (1785), Aisling Franciosi (1993), and Anthony Stokes (1988). After her are Caitlín R. Kiernan (1964), Brian O'Driscoll (1979), Stephen Henderson (1988), Gavin James (1991), Danny O'Donoghue (1980), and Clare Daly (1968).

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Among ATHLETES In Ireland

Among athletes born in Ireland, Sonia O'Sullivan ranks 18. Before her are James Mitchel (1864), Edward Barrett (1877), Ron Delany (1935), Eamonn Coghlan (1952), João Pereira (null), and Alexander Porter (1785). After her are Liu Hao (null), Michael Carruth (1967), Cian O'Connor (1979), Olive Loughnane (1976), Robert Heffernan (1978), and Gillian O'Sullivan (1976).

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