Brendan Boyce (born 15 October 1986) is an
Irish
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***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
race walker
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. He competed at the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
in the
50k walk, coming 29th, and the
2013 World Championships in Athletics
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where he came 25th. He competed at the
2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...
in the
50k walk where he finished in the top twenty, bettering his performance of the previous Olympiad. In 2021, he represented Ireland at the
2020 Summer Olympics
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Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...
, placing 10th in the
men's 50 kilometres walk.
Competition record
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1986 births
Living people
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Athletes from the Republic of Ireland
Irish male racewalkers
Olympic athletes of Ireland
People from Letterkenny
Sportspeople from County Donegal
World Athletics Championships athletes for Ireland
Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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