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Sophie Becker

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Sophie Becker
Becker in 2019
Personal information
NationalityIrish
Born (1997-05-16) 16 May 1997 (age 28)
Wexford, Ireland[1]
EducationDublin City University (BSc)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400m: 51.13 (Belfast, 2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ireland
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Rome 4×400 m relay
World Athletics Relays
Silver medal – second place 2021 Chorzów 4×200 m relay

Sophie Becker (born 16 May 1997) is an Irish sprinter specialising in the 400 m.

She represented Ireland at the Olympic Games and World Championships and won a silver medal at the 2024 European Athletics Championships with the women's 4 x 400 metres relay team, which set a new Irish national record.[2]

Early life and education

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Becker is from Ballykelly in County Wexford where she competed in underage Gaelic football for Horeswood GAA.[3] She later attended St Mary's Secondary School in New Ross.

She graduated with a degree in genetics and cell biology from Dublin City University.

Career

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She competed in the women's 400 metres event at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships.[4] She took part in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay event at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]

She was part of the Irish women's relay team that qualified for the final of the women's 4x400m relay in Budapest at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.[6]

She ran at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships as part of the Irish 4×400m relay team which reached the final in Glasgow.[7][8] She ran as part of the Irish 4x400m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[9] She finished third in the 400 metres at the 2024 BAUHAUS-galan in Stockholm on 2 June 2024.[10]

She was selected for the Ireland team for the 2024 European Athletics Championships to run the individual 400 metres and the relay.[11] The women's 4×400m relay team qualified fastest for the final, with the team before ultimately going on to win the silver medal in a national record time of 3:22.71.[12][13] Later that month, she won the Irish Championships 400 metres title in Dublin.[14]

In July 2024, she qualified for the individual 400 metres at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[15] She also competed in the women's and mixed 4×400m relay at the Games.[16][17]

She was selected for the Irish relay pool for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China in May 2025[18], where they failed to make it to the finals.[19]

References

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  1. ^ #154 - Sophie Becker, Sleep Eat Perform Repeat, 10 January 2022
  2. ^ "Sophie Becker – Racing Ahead with DCU". Shaping the Future. 21 June 2018. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Sophie on fast track to success". Irish Independent. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Heats results" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Athletics - Team Ireland | Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  6. ^ O'Riordan, Ian (26 August 2023). "Ireland make women's 4x400 metre relay final at World Athletics Championships". Irish Times. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Sarah Lavin spearheads Ireland team at upcoming World Indoor Championships in Glasgow". RTE. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Women's 4x400m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Women 4x400m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  10. ^ Johnson, Robert (2 June 2024). "2024 Stockholm Diamond League Results – 2024 Bauhaus Galan Results". Letsrun. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  11. ^ Dennehy, Cathal (28 May 2024). "Ciara Mageean and Sarah Healy in 1-2 for Ireland at Ostrava 1500m as team is named for European Championships in Rome". Independent.ie. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Sharlene Mawdsley leads Ireland into 4x400m relay final". RTE. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Ireland win silver in women's 4x400m relay". BBC Sport. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  14. ^ Dennehy, Cathal (30 June 2024). "Rhasidat Adeleke smashes Irish 100m record while taking National Championships title". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Sophie Becker and Jodie McCann heading for Paris, Thomas Barr misses out". RTE. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Mixed 4 x 400 Metres Relay - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  17. ^ "Women's 4 x 400 Metres Relay - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  18. ^ "ATHLETICS IRELAND ANNOUNCE TEAM FOR WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS". Athletics Ireland. 16 April 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  19. ^ "Results Women's 4X400m Relay - World Ch. Qualifying Round 1" (PDF). World Athletics. 10 May 2025. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
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