Marcus Lawler (born 28 February 1995) is an Irish sprinter specialising in the 200 metres.[2] He finished fourth at the 2013 European Junior Championships and represented his country at two senior European Championships. He won the bronze medal at the 2019 Summer Universiade in the men's 200 metres event.[3][4]
 Lawler in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 February 1995 |
| Education | Institute of Technology Carlow[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 200 metres |
| Club | IT Carlow |
International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Ireland
| |||||
| 2011 | World Youth Championships | Lille, France | 19th (sf) | 200 m | 21.81 |
| European Youth Olympic Festival | Trabzon, Turkey | 5th | 200 m | 21.61 | |
| 11th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.67 | |||
| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 37th (h) | 200 m | 21.58 |
| 2013 | European Junior Championships | Rieti, Italy | 4th | 200 m | 20.99 |
| 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 40th (h) | 200 m | 21.58 |
| 2015 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 7th | 200 m | 20.94 |
| 5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.89 | |||
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 21st (sf) | 200 m | 21.33 |
| 13th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.52 | |||
| 2017 | Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 23rd (qf) | 100 m | 10.70 |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 13th (h) | 200 m | 20.80 |
| 2019 | Universiade | Naples, Italy | 3rd | 200 m | 20.55 |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 29th (h) | 200 m | 20.73 |
| 2022 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 20th (h) | 200 m | 21.10 |
Personal bests
editOutdoor
- 100 metres – 10.30 (+0.7 m/s, Regensburg 2017)
- 200 metres – 20.40 (+0.9 m/s, Cork 2018)
Indoor
- 60 metres – 6.78 (Athlone 2018)
- 200 metres – 20.96 (Athlone 2016)
References
edit- ^ "2017 Universiade bio". Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ Marcus Lawler at World Athletics
- ^ "Athletics Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Summer Universiade. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ O’Kane, Patrick (11 July 2019). "Bogliolo lights up San Paolo Stadium to claim Universiade glory on golden night for Italy". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
External links
edit- Marcus Lawler at World Athletics
- Marcus Lawler at Olympedia
- Marcus Lawler at Olympics.com
- Marcus Lawler at the Olympic Federation of Ireland
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