Lizzie Lee (born 22 May 1980) is an Irish

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

runner. She qualified for the

2016 Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro ...

where she finished 57th.

Biography

Lizzie Lee was born 22 May 1980 and is from

Bishopstown Bishopstown () is located in the civil parish of St. Finbar's, Barony of Cork, County Cork, Ireland. It is a southwestern suburb of Cork and is made-up of the townlands of Ballineaspigbeg and Ballineaspigmore (sometimes spelled Ballinaspigmore) ...

. Lee is married with children, and after the birth of her second child, her coach Joe O'Connor created a tailored training regime to prepare her for competitive running. Lee has a degree in

electrical engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

from University College Cork. She is a project manager for Apple Inc. She is coached by 1972 Irish Olympian

Donie Walsh Donald Walsh (born 27 March 1948) is a retired Irish Marathon runner and coach. Track career Walsh attended Villanova University. He also competed at the 1972 Olympics. Cross country career He earned a team silver at the 1979 IAAF World Cross C ...

. She trains with Leevale AC. In 2009 Lee stopped competing in the triathlon so she could focus on long-distance running. Lee captained the European Cross Country Championships which won a bronze medal in 2015. She was the second-fastest Irishwoman in the event, finishing in 13th. The required time to qualify for 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 Rio was 2:42. She finished the Berlin Marathon in 2:32:51, the fifth fastest female Irish marathon time ever. Three Irishwomen qualified for the marathon in these Olympics, and Lee had the best time of the group. In March 2018, Lee set a personal best time at the World Half Marathon Championships.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Lizzie Living people Athletes from the Republic of Ireland Irish female marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Ireland 1980 births