Sharon Foley
Encyclopedia
Sharon Foley is an Irish former athlete
from Lifford
, County Donegal
from 1989 to 2003. Competing for Lifford A.C., she specialised in the High Jump
and was outdoor national champion in 1989, 1990, 1993 and 1995. She was also indoor champion in 1990, 1993; 1996-8 and 2003. Foley was national Pentathlon
champion from 1993-1995. In 2001 she won both the high jump and triple jump events at the Norwich Union British Grand Prix at Crystal Palace
.
Foley holds the Women's Senior Irish National Record for the Heptathlon
with 5394 points, achieved in Hemel, Hempstead on 23 and 24 August 1997. Her personal best in the high jump was 1.83m. Her biggest achievement was her representation for Ireland at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart where she competed in the high jump.
Foley is now retired and married to Martin Gallen, with two children.
Athletics (track and field)
Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking...
from Lifford
Lifford
Lifford is the county town of County Donegal, Ireland. It is the administrative capital of the county and the seat of Donegal County Council, although the town of Letterkenny is often mistaken for fulfilling this role...
, County Donegal
County Donegal
County Donegal is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Donegal. Donegal County Council is the local authority for the county...
from 1989 to 2003. Competing for Lifford A.C., she specialised in the High Jump
High jump
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....
and was outdoor national champion in 1989, 1990, 1993 and 1995. She was also indoor champion in 1990, 1993; 1996-8 and 2003. Foley was national Pentathlon
Pentathlon
A pentathlon is a contest featuring five different events. The name is derived from Greek: combining the words pente and -athlon . The first pentathlon was documented in Ancient Greece and was part of the Ancient Olympic Games...
champion from 1993-1995. In 2001 she won both the high jump and triple jump events at the Norwich Union British Grand Prix at Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
The National Sports Centre at Crystal Palace in south London, England is a large sports centre and athletics stadium. It was opened in 1964 in Crystal Palace Park, close to the site of the former Crystal Palace, in the former parkland and also usurping part of the former grand prix circuit.It was...
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Foley holds the Women's Senior Irish National Record for the Heptathlon
Heptathlon
A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...
with 5394 points, achieved in Hemel, Hempstead on 23 and 24 August 1997. Her personal best in the high jump was 1.83m. Her biggest achievement was her representation for Ireland at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart where she competed in the high jump.
Foley is now retired and married to Martin Gallen, with two children.