Niamh Allen
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Ireland |
| Born | 19 April 1995 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Long-distance running, Cross-country |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 3000m: 8:51.08 (Cork, 2025) 5000m: 15:35.90 (Dublin, 2025) Road 10k: Road 32:25 (Brussels, 2025) Half Marathon: 1:12:44 (Sydney, 2023) |
Niamh Allen (born 19 April 1995) is an Irish long-distance and cross country runner. She won the Irish national title over 5000 metres in 2025, and represented Ireland at the 2024 and 2025 European Cross Country Championships, and the 2025 European Running Championships.[1]
Career
Allen is a member of Allen, Leevale AC, in County Cork. In November 2024, she finished second at the Irish national cross country championship, just twelfth weeks after giving birth.[2][3] Allen was the top Irish finisher and she placed eleventh overall at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Antalya, Turkey, in December 2024.[4]
In March 2025, Allen won the Irish national 10km road title in 31:44, the fastest time ran by an Irish woman in Ireland.[5] The following month, Allen represented Ireland at the 2025 European Running Championships in Belgium, placing eighteenth overall.[6] In May, she won the Midleton five-mile road race, beating all the men as well as the women in a field of 340 runners, In July, she ran 8:51.08 for 3000 metres in Cork.[5] Allen won the 5000m at the Irish Athletics Championships in August 2025.[4] In September, she won the Cork Women’s Mini Marathon.[5]
Allen placed second again at the 2025 Irish National Cross Country Championships held in Derry on 23 November.[7] Allen was selected to represent Ireland at the 2025 European Cross Country Championships in Lagoa, Portugal on 14 December, placing twenty-third overall.[8][9] She was subsequently selected for the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee.[10]
Personal life
Allen gave birth to a daughter, Lilly, in 2024. She lives in Cork with her husband Will.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Niamh Allen". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ^ Dennehy, Cathal (22 November 2025). "'Last year was maybe a fluke' – Niamh Allen playing down nationals bid after impressive 12 months". Independent.ie. Retrieved 11 Dec 2025.
- ^ "McGlynn triumphs as Griggs fades to seventh spot". BBC Sport. 17 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ a b c "ALLEN AIMS TO BETTER 2024 FINISH IN DERRY SHOWDOWN". Athletics Ireland. 22 November 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ^ a b c d O'Riordan, Ian (22 Nov 2025). "Elite-level running the 'crutch' that helps Niamh Allen juggle family and work". Irish Times. Retrieved 11 Dec 2025.
- ^ "European Running Championships". World Athletics. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ^ "FAY AND EVERARD REIGN SUPREME IN DERRY AT NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics Ireland. 23 November 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ^ "ATHLETICS IRELAND NAME 34-STRONG TEAM AHEAD OF EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics Ireland. 25 November 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ^ "31st SPAR European Cross Country Championships". World Athletics. 14 Dec 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ O'Riordan, Ian (17 Dec 2025). "Four athletes to represent Ireland at next month's World Cross-Country Championships". Irish Times. Retrieved 17 Dec 2025.