Rosemary Ryan (born 8 November 1975) is a retired Irish

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who was on the Ireland

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team. Born in

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, she attended the

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between 1996 and 1998.Rosemary Ryan
Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2016-02-01. She competed for Ireland five times at the

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between 1999 and 2006.

Running career

Ryan competed for

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where she was an

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. She competed at the 2000 Olympics in the

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where she finished in eighth place in her heat race. In 2001, she competed in the

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finishing fourth. In 2002, she won a team bronze medal at the

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for the short race. In 2003, Ryan competed in the

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and won the Irish national half marathon title (a title she also won in 1999).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ryan, Rosemary 1975 births Living people Sportspeople from Limerick (city) Irish female long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Ireland Boston University Terriers women's track and field athletes Alumni of the University of Limerick Athletes from County Limerick