Stephanie Cotter (born 27 January 1999) is an Irish

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who specialises in the

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. Her personal bests are 4:14.96 in the 1500 m and 2:09.23 in the 800 m. Cotter won bronze 2019 European Cross Country Championships. She finished sixth at the 2021 European U23 Championships in

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and has won multiple Irish Championship titles. Cotter was supported by West Muskerry Athletic Club as a youth.

Biography

Stephanie Cotter was born in

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, Ireland. Cotter was born to Sheila & Michael. Sheila Cotter, Mom, is a physical education & science high school teacher & Michael Cotter, dad, is a physical therapist. Both parents ran when they were younger, dad went to

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on Michigan Wolverines track and field scholarship in 1980s. Stephanie Cotter has two younger sisters, Jennifer & Shannon.

International competition

Domestic Championships

NCAA

Stephanie Cotter Adams State University results 2022-Present
Track Field Results Reporting System

References

External links

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Stephanie Cotter
cross country profile at

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Stephanie Cotter
track and field profile at

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at runnerspace.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Cotter, Stephanie 1999 births Living people Irish female middle-distance runners Adams State Grizzlies women's track and field athletes Athletes from Cork (city) 21st-century Irish sportswomen