Anna McCauley

Anna McCauley
Personal information
Nationality Ireland,  Northern Ireland
Born (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Heptathlon
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsHeptathlon: 6069 (Landquart, 2026)
Pentathlon: 4333 (Tallinn, 2026)

Anna McCauley (born 2 January 2001) is a multi-event athlete who represents Ireland and Northern Ireland. She won the pentathlon at the England Athletics Senior Indoor Combined Event Championships in 2025 and 2026, and placed sixth in the heptathlon competing for Northern Ireland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[1]

Biography

McCauley is a City of Lisburn AC and City of Sheffield and Dearne AC athlete and trained with John Lane's international combined events group, and has changed training setup in 2025 returning home to Ireland.[2][3][4] She competed at the Commonwealth Youth Games in the hurdles, before focusing on combined events.[5]

McCauley placed sixth overall representing Northern Ireland in the women's heptathlon at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[6]

In January 2024, McCauley was runner-up to Abigail Pawlett with a personal best of 4118 lounge at the England Athletics Combined Event Championships in Sheffield in the pentathlon.[7][8] She placed third at the 2024 British Athletics Championships in Birmingham, with a tally of 5363 points.[9]

In 2025, McCauley won the pentathlon at the England Athletics Senior Indoor Combined Event Championships in Sheffield.[10] In June, competing at the Europol meeting in Poland, McCauley finished third in the heptathlon with a new personal best of 5621 points. This also placed her fourth on the Irish all-time list.[11] She scored a new lifetime best of 5663 points to place second behind Ellen Barber in the 2025 UK Athletics Championships heptathlon on 27 July 2025, the event held as part of the England Athletics Championships in Birmingham.[12]

On 18 January 2026, McCauley retained the pentathlon title at the England Athletics Senior Indoor Combined Event Championships, with a new personal best tally of 4250 points, finishing ahead of France's Ysee Le Philppe.[13] The following month, she improved to 4333 points whilst competing in Tallinn, Estonia.[14] In May 2026, she became the second Irish woman to break the 6000 points barrier in heptathlon, scoring 6069 points to win at the Mehrkampf Meeting in Switzerland.[15][16]

McCauley was named in the Northern Ireland team for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.[17] She finished 8th in heptathlon with a score of 5994 points.[18]

Personal Bests

Event Record Date
60m Hurdles 8.48 28 February 2026
Long Jump 6.23m 29 July 2026
800m (indoor) 2:15.18 1 February 2026
200m (indoor) 25.24 13 March 2016
High Jump 1.79m 11 May 2024
Shot Put 12.98m 02 May 2026
Pentathlon 4333 1 February 2026
100m Hurdles 13.70 28 July 2026
200m 24.07 23 May 2026
800m 2:10.54 24 May 2026
Javelin 39.35m 24 May 2026
Heptathlon 6069 24 May 2026

Personal life

She is coached in-part by her mother, Maureen. Alongside her athletics career, McCauley attended university in Sheffield. Having completed a PGCE, she works as a supply primary school teacher in Belfast.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Anna McCauley". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 Jan 2026.
  2. ↑ Maginnis, Lee. "How NI trio Kate O'Connor, Brynja Brynjarsdottir and Anna McCauley fared in Greek and Spanish events". Localwomensport. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "Pentathlon title and Personal Best for Lisburn's Anna McCauley at English Championships while Ellie McCartney, Rachel McCann and Emer McKee deliver standout performances across Europe". Localwomensport. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  4. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/DTqdps7CFYY/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
  5. 1 2 "That's what Anna goes to school for". sportni.net. 26 Mar 2026. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "XXII Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 Jan 2026.
  7. ↑ "Athletes unaware UK Combined Events Champs title was at stake in Sheffield". Athletics Weekly. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "PAWLETT AND TALBOT SECURE UK COMBINED EVENTS TITLES". British Athletics. 8 Jan 2024. Retrieved 18 Jan 2026.
  9. ↑ "England Athletics U15/U17 Open Champs, Senior & U20 Combined Events Champs & UK CE Champs, JNR Para". World Athletics. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  10. ↑ "England Athletics Senior & U20 Combined Events Championships". World Athletics. 18 Jan 2025. Retrieved 17 Jan 2026.
  11. ↑ "Top class performances from NI athletes Anna McAuley and Lauren Roy in European competitions". Local Women Sport. Retrieved 18 Jan 2026.
  12. ↑ "England Athletics Senior & U20 Championships. Incorporating the Senior Para Championships, Powered by Citroën: Sunday's spotlight on talent". England Athletics. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "Senior, U20 Combined Events, Para and Walk Championships – Day 2, a great Sunday for Church". England Athletics. 18 Jan 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  14. ↑ "A Weekend of Wins, PBs and Qualification Standards for Irish Senior Indoor Athletes". Run Republic. 2 Feb 2026. Retrieved 10 Feb 2026.
  15. ↑ "IN THE NEWS – MAY 25TH 2026". Olympics.ie. 25 May 2026. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "41. (Intern)-Nationales Mehrkampfmeeting / Decathlon / Heptathlon". World Athletics. 24 May 2026. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  17. ↑ McCann, Lauren (23 June 2026). "O'Connor headlines six-strong NI athletics team". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  18. ↑ "Glasgow 2026". Glasgow 2026. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
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