Kevin Dooney

Kevin Dooney
Personal information
Born (1993-07-07) 7 July 1993 (age 31)
Sport
CountryIreland
SportLong-distance running

Kevin Dooney (born 7 July 1993)[1] is an Irish long-distance runner.

He competed in the men's half marathon at the 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships held in Valencia, Spain.[2] He finished in 135th place.[2] In 2019, he competed in the senior men's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark.[1][3] He finished in 105th place.[3]

His father Roy was an Irish cross country and marathon runner,[4] who finished second in the 1991 Chicago Marathon.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Kevin Dooney". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Men's Results" (PDF). 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Senior men's race" (PDF). 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  4. ^ "'It takes a lot to say don't follow your dream, even if it's a mad one'". The Irish Times. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Silva wins in, through a breeze". Chicago Tribune. 28 October 1991. p. 33. Retrieved 16 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.