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Tokyo 2020: Team Ireland profiles - Chris O’Donnell (Athletics)

O’Donnell will become Sligo’s first track Olympian in Tokyo

Ireland’s Chris O’Donnell at the 2018 European Championships. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho
Ireland’s Chris O’Donnell at the 2018 European Championships. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho
Ian O'Riordan
Sat Jul 17 2021 - 02:30

Age: 23

Event: Mixed 4x400m Relay Team

Club: North Sligo AC

Already three-time national 400m champion, O'Donnell moved to third on the Irish all-time list with a stunning 45.55 in Lucerne in June. Sligo's first track Olympian, he was also was part of the team which secured Olympic qualification for the Mixed 4x400m relay team in Poland last May.

Ian O'Riordan

Ian O'Riordan

Ian O'Riordan is an Irish Times sports journalist writing on athletics