Pauline Curley (born 10 March 1969 in Birr) is an Irish marathon runner. At age thirty-nine, she represented

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for the

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, and competed in the women's marathon. She ran and finished the race in sixty-third place, with a time of 2:47:16. She also achieved her personal best, when she placed ninth at the 2008 Fortis Marathon in

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, with a time of 2:39:05. On 25 August 2013 she ra
Longford Marathon
Ireland with a time of 2:44:22. In October 2015 she was the fastest Irish woman in the Dublin marathon.

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* http://www.all-athletics.com/node/129580 Irish female marathon runners Living people Sportspeople from Birr, County Offaly Athletes from County Offaly Olympic athletes for Ireland Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics 1969 births 20th-century Irish sportswomen {{Ireland-athletics-bio-stub