Joanne Cuddihy
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| Nationality | Irish | ||||||||||||||||||
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11 May 1984 Dublin, Ireland |
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| Residence | Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 400 metres | ||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University College Dublin Athletics Club | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kilkenny City Harriers | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Paddy Fay | ||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 50.73 seconds | ||||||||||||||||||
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Joanne Cuddihy (born 11 May 1984) is an Irish sprint athlete, competing for the Kilkenny City Harriers. She is the Irish 400 metres outdoor women's record holder with a time of 50.73 seconds.
At the 2001 IAAF/Westel World Youth Championships, Cuddihy qualified for the final of the 400 metres by finishing second in her heat with a time of 54.16, a season's best. On 14 July, Cuddihy finished fifth in the final at the World Youth Championships. The following year at the IAAF/Coca Cola World Junior Championships in Kingston, Jamaica, Cuddihy finished sixth in the final. On 12 June 2003, at a European GP meeting in Riga, Latvia, Cuddihy broke the junior Irish national record in the 400 metres with a time of 53.21 seconds. At the NCAA Championships in Sacramento, California in mid-June 2003, Cuddihy came second with a time of 53.85 seconds. The following month, she won a silver medal at the 2003 European Athletics Junior Championships in the 400 metres.
Following her silver medal at the European Athletics Junior Championships in 2003, Cuddihy moved into senior competition. At the 2003 World Championships in Athletics held in Paris, France, Cuddihy qualified for the final of the 400 metres with a time of 53.68 seconds. She participated in the 2004 Irish National Indoor Championships in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where she won the 400 metres in a new all-comers record of 53.50 seconds over Moushaumi Robinson. As a result of her win, she was automatically selected to be part of the Irish team for the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships held the following month. At the championships, Cuddihy finished sixth in her heat of the 400 metres, failing to progress further. She was also part of the 4 x 400 metres relay time with Michelle Carey, Karen Shinkins, and Ciara Sheehy. In July 2004, Cuddihy came second in the Irish National Championships behind Shinkins. In July 2005, Cuddihy finished second at the Irish National Championships behind Shinkins. At the 2005 World University Games, Cuddihy made it to the semi-finals of the 400 metres, but failed to progress further after finishing fifth.
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