Sarah Healy

Sarah Healy
Personal information
Born (2001-02-13) 13 February 2001
Monkstown, Dublin
Sport
CountryIreland
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ireland
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Apeldoorn3000 m
European Athletics U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Győr1500 m
Gold medal – first place2018 Győr3000 m

Sarah Healy (born 13 February 2001 in Monkstown, Dublin) is an Irish middle-distance runner. She is the 2025 European Indoor 3000 m champion.

Healy won gold medals in the 1500 m and 3000 m at the 2018 European U18 Championships. She won silvers in the 1500 m at both the 2019 European U20 and 2023 European U23 Championships. She is the Irish record holder for both the indoor 1500 m and 3000 m. She is a seven-time Irish national champion.

Career

She won gold for the 1500m and 3000m at the 2018 European Athletics U18 Championships in Győr, Hungary.[1] Healy won silver in the 1500 m the following year at the European U20s.[2] She won the Irish National Cross Country Championships in November 2022.[3]

In 2023 she joined the M11 Track club, run by Trevor Painter and Jenny Meadows.[4] In June 2023, she won the 1500 m race at the Paavo Nurmi Games, running 4:03.85 to narrowly beat Gaia Sabbatini who ran 4:03.88.[5] At the European U23 Championships held in Espoo, she won silver in the 1500 m, finishing behind her Irish teammate Sophie O'Sullivan.[6] In August, Healy qualified for the semi-finals of the 1500 metres at the World Championships, where she clocked a time of 3:59.68 to finish eighth, marking her first time under the 4-minute barrier.[7]

In February 2024, Healy broke the Irish indoor 3000 m record in Metz, running a time of 8:36.06.[8] Later that month, she also broke the Irish indoor 1500 m record in Lievin, running 4:03.83.[9] In July 2024, she ran a major personal best of 3:57.46 to finish seventh at the Paris Diamond League.[10] At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Healy finished seventh in the heats of the 1500 metres, just outside of the automatic qualifiers. In the repechage round she again finished just outside of the qualifiers for the semi-finals, in fourth place.[11]

On 9 March 2025, Healy won gold for the 3000 m at the European Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn.[12] In May 2025, she ran a personal best of 8:27.02 to finish third in the 3000 metres at the Rabat Diamond League.[13] At the Golden Gala on 6 June, she picked up her first career Diamond League win, winning the 1500 m in 3:59.17.[14] Later that month, Healy improved her 1500 m personal best to 3:57.15 by finishing second behind Nelly Chepchirchir at the Paris Diamond League.[15] She improved her mile personal best to 4:16.26 by finishing third at the London Athletics Meet on 19 July.[16] In September 2025, Healy finished tenth in the 1500 m final at the World Championship in Tokyo.[17]

On 11 August 2026, Healy finished fourth in the 5000 m at the European Championships in Birmingham, England.[18][19] Five days later she placed fifth in the 1500 m.[20][21]

References

  1. ↑ "Ireland's Sarah Healy wins her second gold medal and smashes record in the 1500m at European Championships". Independent.ie. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Bold run by Sarah Healy rewarded with 1,500m silver". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  3. ↑ Dennehy, Cathal (20 November 2022). "Sarah Healy and Darragh McElhinney come of age in Donegal". Independent.ie.
  4. ↑ Collett, Jasmine (21 December 2023). "Success breeds success in Trevor Painter's training group". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  5. ↑ Dennehy, Cathal (13 June 2023). "Sarah Healy flies to 1500m win in Finland". Irish Examiner.
  6. ↑ "2023 European Athletics U23 Championships - Women's 1500m - Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "HEATS | 1500 Metres | Results | Budapest 23 | World Athletics Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  8. ↑ O'Riordan, Ian (4 February 2024). "Sarah Healy smashes Irish indoor 3,000m record in Metz". The Irish Times. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  9. ↑ O'Riordan, Ian (10 February 2024). "Sarah Healy breaks Irish indoor 1,500m record in France". The Irish Times. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  10. ↑ Dennehy, Cathal (7 July 2024). "Sarah Healy runs race of her life to smash PB in Paris". Independent.ie. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  11. ↑ Donlon, Mark (7 August 2024). "Paris Olympics: Sophie O'Sullivan and Sarah Healy out of 1500m contention". Extra.ie.
  12. ↑ "Sarah Healy wins gold for Ireland in 3,000 metres at European Indoor Athletics Championships". RTE Sport. 9 March 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  13. ↑ "Chebet storms to second on world 3000m all-time list with 8:11.56 in Rabat". World Athletics. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  14. ↑ Broadbent, Chris (6 June 2025). "Sarah Healy lands first Diamond League win as Battocletti sets another record in Rome". European Athletics. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  15. ↑ "Sarah Healy sets 1500m PB as Mark English goes sub 1:44 again at Paris Diamond League". RTE. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "2025 London Diamond League - Women's Mile - Results" (PDF). Diamond League. 19 July 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 October 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
  17. ↑ Cassidy, Rory (16 September 2025). "HEALY 10TH IN THE WORLD AS ENGLISH AND MCPHILLIPS ADVANCE TO WORLD SEMI-FINALS". Athletics Ireland. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  18. ↑ "Healy narrowly misses out on European 5000m medal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  19. ↑ "Sarah Healy finishes fourth in women's 5000m final at European Championships". RTE. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  20. ↑ "Sarah Healy frustrated despite 'decent' fifth in European 1,500m final". The Irish Times. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
  21. ↑ "Top eight finishes for Sarah Healy and Sophie O'Sullivan in 1500m as Fionnuala McCormack retires in women's marathon". RTE. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
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