Sharlene Mawdsley (born 10 August 1998) is an Irish

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who specialises in the 400 meters and other sprint events.

Early life

Mawdsley is from

Newport, County Tipperary Newport (, formerly ) is a town in County Tipperary in Ireland. It is in the barony of Owney and Arra. At the 2016 Census the population was 1,995. Location It is located approximately 8 km from Birdhill and 16 km from Limerick. T ...

where she attended St. Mary's school. She is a graduate of sociology from the University of Limerick. Mawdsley started competing in athletics as a child. Early in her career, she competed primarily in the 200 m and also in the 100 m. She started focusing on the 400 m in 2019.

Career

2021

Mawdsley competed in the

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at the 2021 European Indoor Championships in March and did not advance past the heats. In May, at the 2021 World Relays, she helped the Irish team finish seventh in the mixed 4×400 m relay.

2022

Mawdsley competed at the 2022 World Championships in July, helping the Irish team finish eighth in the mixed 4×400 m relay. In August, she competed at the

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. She did not advance past the heats in the

. In the

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, she helped Ireland finish sixth.

2023

Mawdsley competed at the 2023 European Indoor Championships in March. In the

, she advanced to the semifinals. She helped the Irish team finish fifth in the

. In August, she competed in the 2023 World Championships

semifinals and finals of both the

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and mixed 4×400 m relays, running six races in total over nine days. She helped Ireland finish eighth in the mixed 4×400 relay and sixth in the 4×400 m relay.

2024

Mawdsley competed at the 2024 World Indoor Championships in March. In the

, she initially advanced to the final on merit before being disqualified for obstruction in the semifinals. She then helped the Irish team finish fifth in the

. In May, at the 2024 World Relays, Mawdsley helped Ireland win the bronze medal in the mixed 4×400 m relay. It was her first major international medal. Mawdsley competed at the 2024 European Championships in June. She helped the Irish team win the gold medal in the mixed 4×400 m relay. Running the final leg, she received the baton from teammate Thomas Barr in second place. Mawdsley then passed the leading Belgian Helena Ponette in the home stretch, crossing the line first in an Irish record time of 3:09.92 with the second-fastest female split of the night at 49.40. Mawdsley finished eighth in the

. In the

, she helped Ireland win the silver medal.

Achievements

International competitions

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mawdsley, Sharlene 1998 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Irish female sprinters European Games competitors for Ireland Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games European Athletics Championships winners Athletes from County Tipperary People from Newport, County Tipperary Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics