Sarah Healy (born 13 February 2001 in

Monkstown, Dublin Monkstown (), historically known as ''Carrickbrennan'' (), is a suburb on the southside of Dublin, Ireland, located in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown. It is on the coast, between Blackrock and Dún Laoghaire while also bordering Sallynoggin and Dea ...

) is an Irish

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. She is the 2025 European Indoor 3000 m champion.

Career

She won gold for the 1500m and 3000m at the

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. Healy won silver in the 1500m the following year at the European U20s. She won the Irish National Cross Country Championships in November 2022. In 2023 she was a member of the M11 Track club, run by Trevor Painter and

Jenny Meadows Jennifer Brenda "Jenny" Meadows (born 17 April 1981) is a retired British athlete. Her main event was the 800 metres although earlier in her career she also competed over the 400 metres. In the 800 m she won a bronze medal at the 2009 Wor ...

. In June 2023, she won the 1500m race at the Paavo Nurmi Games. In August 2023, Healy qualified for the

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of the

2023 World Athletics Championships – Women's 1500 metres The women's 1500 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest from 19 to 22 August 2023. Summary Since 2015 when she lost to the world record holder Genzebe Dibaba, the only time Faith ...

. In February 2024, Healy broke the Irish Indoor 3000m record in

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and the Irish Indoor 1500m record in Lievin. At the

2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

, Healy finished seventh in the heats of the

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, 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. On 9 March 2025, Healy won gold for the 3000m at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in

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. In May 2025, Healy ran a personal best of 8:27.02 to finish third in the 3000 metres at the 2025 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat, part of the

2025 Diamond League The 2025 Diamond League is the sixteenth season of the annual series of outdoor track and field meetings, organised by World Athletics. The competition is a revision to the top level athletics series since Diamond League foundation in 2010. Th ...

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* * * * 2001 births Living people Irish female middle-distance runners Irish female cross country runners Athletes from County Dublin Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Ireland 21st-century Irish sportswomen Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics European Athletics Indoor Championships winners Diamond League winners {{Ireland-athletics-bio-stub