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Emma Moore

Emma Moore
Personal information
Born (2004-04-14) 14 April 2004 (age 21)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Middle-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best800m: 2:01.21 (2026)

Emma Moore (born 14 April 2004) is an Irish middle-distance runner.[1]

Biography

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From Oranmore in County Galway, competing in 2018, Moore broke the Irish under-15 records over 800 metres, both indoors and outdoors, and won her first Irish schools title, whilst at Presentation College, Athenry.[2] Moore later trained to become a secondary school teacher studying Biology and PE at Dublin City University, but Moore's early running career was interrupted in 2023 and 2024 by Relative energy deficiency in sport syndrome, and injuries, such as a stress fracture to her femur. She worked with athletics coach Jim Ryan, as well as Martina McCarthy and Claire Brady at the Sport Ireland Institute.[3][2][4]

Moore is a member of Galway City Harriers.[5] In February 2025, she made an impact on her debut at senior level, finishing runner-up at the Irish Indoor Athletics Championships in Abbottstown, Dublin over 800 metres, finishing behind Louise Shanahan.[6]

In July 2025, Moore represented Ireland for the first time, competing in the 800 metres as part of the Irish 4 x 400 metres team at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway.[3] In the 4 x 400 metres relay, she was part of the Irish team that ran a new Irish under-23 record time of 3:34.81.[7][8]

That winter, Moore had a breakthrough indoor campaign.[9] In December 2025, Moore ran a personal best for the 800 metres indoors of 2:02.39 in Dublin, competing for Galway City Harriers. The time was also an Irish national under-23 record and places her sixth on the all-time Irish senior indoor list.[10] Moore improved it the following month with an outright 800 metres personal best time of 2:02.34 at the CMCM Indoor Meeting in Luxembourg, a silver meeting on the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Tour.[11][12] The following week, Moore broke her own new Irish U23 indoor 800m record, with a run of 2:01.21 on 28 January, moving to third on the Irish senior indoor all-time list for the event.[13] The next week, she ran 2:02.19 at the Czech Indoor Gala in Ostrava.[14] On 1 March 2026, Moore was runner-up in the 800 metres at the Irish Indoor Athletics Championships for the second consecutive year, finishing behind Hannah Segrave.[15] She was selected for the 800 metres at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland, in March 2026.[16][17]

References

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  1. ^ "Emma Moore". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 Jan 2026.
  2. ^ a b O'Riordan, Ian (28 Feb 2026). "Emma Moore: 'Athletes are the leanest version of themselves, but that's not always the best'". Irish Times. Retrieved 28 Feb 2026.
  3. ^ a b Kirk, Katie (January 15, 2026). "Emma Moore targets 'far-fetched' World Indoors goal after breakthrough run". Irishrunner.ie. Retrieved 28 Jan 2026.
  4. ^ Dennehy, Cathal (28 Feb 2026). "'Social media often shows athletes as the leanest version of themselves, but that's not always the best'". Independent.ie. Retrieved 28 Feb 2026.
  5. ^ "ATHLETICS: Emma Moore Among Four Galway Athletes Representing Ireland in Madrid". Galwaybayfm. 17 Feb 2023. Retrieved 28 Jan 2026.
  6. ^ "Young Galway athletes secure medals at National Senior Indoor Track and Field Championships". Galway Advertiser. Feb 27, 2025. Retrieved 28 Jan 2026.
  7. ^ "Ireland's women make history at U23 Championships". Hersport.ie. July 21, 2025. Retrieved 28 Jan 2026.
  8. ^ "European Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 28 Jan 2026.
  9. ^ "How to Watch Emma Moore & Luke McCann Live in Germany This Evening". Run Republic. 13 Feb 2026. Retrieved 18 Feb 2026.
  10. ^ "Irish Indoor 800m under-23 Record Holder Emma Moore Chats to Galway Bay FM". Galwaybayfm. Dec 19, 2025. Retrieved 28 Jan 2026.
  11. ^ Mills, Steven (18 Jan 2026). "English sets Irish indoor 800m record of 1:44.65 in Luxembourg". European Athletics. Retrieved 18 Jan 2026.
  12. ^ "Mark English breaks his own national 800m indoor record in Luxembourg". RTE. 18 Jan 2026. Retrieved 18 Jan 2026.
  13. ^ "EMMA MOORE OBLITERATES HER OWN IRISH U23 INDOOR 800M RECORD". Athletics.ireland. 29 January 2026. Retrieved 29 Jan 2026.
  14. ^ "Irish Seniors Deliver Records, PBs and Big Performances Across a Packed Indoor Week". Run Republic. 9 Feb 2026. Retrieved 10 Feb 2026.
  15. ^ Dennehy, Cathal (1 March 2026). "National Indoor Championships – Day 2: Nick Griggs claims 3000m prize as Kate O'Connor wins long jump gold". Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  16. ^ "O'Connor headlines Ireland's World Athletics Indoor team". BBC Sport. 10 Mar 2026. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  17. ^ "NEVILLE, MOORE AND GORMLEY COMPLETE IRISH TEAM FOR WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics Ireland. 11 March 2026. Retrieved 11 March 2026.