Emma Hickey

Emma Hickey
Personal information
NationalityIreland
Born2009 (age 15–16)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)
Middle distance,Cross country
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1500m: 4:34.00 (Tullamore, 2025)
3000m: 9:28.14 (Tullamore, 2025)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ireland
European Cross Country Championships
2025 Lagoa U20 race

Emma Hickey (born 2009) is an Irish middle- and long-distance and cross country runner. She was a medalist at the 2025 European Cross Country Championships.[1]

Career

From County Wexford, Hickey attended St Mary's Secondary School, New Ross.[2] She is a member of United Striders Athletic Club in New Ross.[3]

In June 2025, she won the All-Ireland Schools Athletics championship in Tullamore over 3000 metres.[2] She was subsequently selected to represent Ireland at the 2025 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Skopje, North Macedonia in July 2025, to compete over 3000 metres.[3]

Hickey won the Irish under-20 National Cross Country Championships in 2025.[4] She was selected to represent Ireland at the 2025 European Cross Country Championships in Portugal in December 2025, where she won a bronze medal in the under-20 race at the age of 16 years old.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Emma Hickey". World Athletics. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Two Wexford students enjoy All-Ireland success in athletics". Indepedent.ie. 13 June 2025. Retrieved 15 Dec 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Talented Wexford athlete Emma Hickey to represent Ireland at Youth Olympics". Indepedent.ie. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 15 Dec 2025.
  4. ^ "Brian Fay and Fiona Everard prevail in National Cross Country Championships". RTE. 23 Nov 2025. Retrieved 15 Dec 2025.
  5. ^ "34-STRONG IRISH TEAM SET FOR EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS: WHERE TO WATCH". Athletics Ireland. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 14 Dec 2025.
  6. ^ "Wexford's Emma Hickey to Compete at European Cross Country Championships". Southeastrsdio.ie. 12 Dec 2025. Retrieved 14 Dec 2025.
  7. ^ Dennehy, Cathal (14 Dec 2025). "Nick Griggs leads Ireland to U-23 individual and team gold at European Cross Country Championships". Independent.ie. Retrieved 14 Dec 2025.