Lizzie Lee

Lizzie Lee
Personal information
National team Ireland
Born (1980-05-22) 22 May 1980[1][2]
Alma mater University College Cork
Sport
Country Ireland
Sport Marathon
Updated on 2 August 2016.

Lizzie Lee (born 22 May 1980) is an Irish Marathon runner.[1][3] She qualified for the 2016 Olympics where she finished 57th.[4][5]

She is coached by 1972 Irish Olympian Donie Walsh.[6]

Lee is one of the five fastest Irish female marathon runners of all-time.[7]

She has a degree in electrical engineering from University College Cork.[8] She currently works for Apple Inc.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Lizzie Lee excited about once in a lifetime Olympics opportunity". Irish Times. 19 May 2016. Monday’s selection [23 May 2016] is exciting on several counts – not least the fact it will come the day after her 36th birthday
  2. "Athlete Profile - Lizzie Lee (Ireland)". Rio 2016 Official Site. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  3. "Meet Ireland's Olympic team: Lizzie Lee". The42.ie. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  4. Adrian Collins (27 September 2015). "Cork's Lizzie Lee qualifies for the Rio Olympics". Newstalk. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  5. By Reuters (2016-08-14). "Olympics-Athletics-Women's marathon results | Daily Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  6. Ian O'Riordan (28 September 2015). "Lizzie Lee first in line for Rio selection". Irish Times. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  7. Eoghan Cormican (1 January 2016). "Lizzie Lee fully focused on the road to Rio". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  8. Frank Greally (4 July 2013). "Southern Belle - Cork's Lizzie Lee". Independent.ie. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  9. "'We rocked it today'': Ireland's marathoners proud of their Olympic moments". The42.ie. 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
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