Derval O'Rourke
 Derval O'Rourke |
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Representing  Ireland
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| Women's athletics | ||
| World Indoor Championships | ||
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2006 Moscow | 60 m hurdles |
| European Championships | ||
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2006 Gothenburg | 100 m hurdles |
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2010 Barcelona | 100 m hurdles |
| European Indoor Championships | ||
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2009 Turin | 60 m hurdles |
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2013 Gothenburg | 60 m hurdles |
| Summer Universiade | ||
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2005 Izmir | 100 m hurdles |
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2005 Izmir | 4x100 m Relay |
| European Team Championships | ||
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2009 Banska Bystrica | Second League |
Derval O'Rourke (born 28 May 1981) is an Irish former sprint hurdles athlete. She competed internationally in the 60 and 100 metres hurdles, and is the Irish national record holder in both events. She participated in two Indoor World Championships, the last five Outdoor World Championships and the 2004, 2008, and 2012 Summer Olympics.
Born in Cork, O'Rourke attended University College, Dublin (UCD) where she held a sports scholarship between 2000 and 2004. She graduated with a BA (Hons) degree from the college in 2003 and a Diploma in Business Studies from the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business in 2005.
O'Rourke first broke 13 seconds when she finished 4th at the 2003 European Under 23 Athletics Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, running a national record of 12.96 seconds, missing out on a medal by just 0.01 seconds. In 2003 she competed at her first World Athletics Championships in Paris, and in 2004 competed at her first Olympic Games in Athens, on both occasions failing to make it past the heats. In 2005 O'Rourke reached the semi-finals of the World Championships in Helsinki. One week later Derval O'Rourke won the Bronze medal in the 100 m Hurdles at the World University Games in Izmir, Turkey in a time of 13.02 seconds. O'Rourke was also part of the Irish 4 × 100 m Relay team that won Bronze.
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