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Fionnuala Britton (born 24 September 1984) is an Irish runner who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She was the gold medallist at the 2011 and 2012 European Cross Country Championships. She has represented Ireland in the steeplechase at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Olympics, the 2007 World Championships in Athletics and 2011 World Championships in Athletics, and twice at the European Athletics Championships. In December 2012, Britton became the first woman to successfully defend the European Cross Country Championship. ==Career== She began her international junior career in cross country running in 2001, highlighted by 33rd place at the 2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. She won a steeplechase silver at the 2006 European Cup and also competed in the event at the European Athletics Championships, being eliminated in the heats.〔(Britton, Fionnuala ). IAAF. Retrieved on 19 December 2010.〕 She took the under-23 silver medal at the 2006 European Cross Country Championships at the end of the year. She was fourteenth in the senior race at the 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – the second best European performer behind Jessica Augusto (12th).〔(2007 World XC Championships – Women's Senior Race Results ). IAAF. Retrieved on 19 December 2010.〕 She made her global track debut at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics and was twelfth in the steeplechase final.〔 She ended the year with a seventh-place finish at the 2007 European Cross Country Championships. She made her Olympic debut at the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, but did not make the women's steeplechase final. She came eleventh at the 2009 European Cross Country Championships which was held in her home city of Dublin. Britton was also eleventh in the steeplechase final at the 2010 European Athletics Championships.〔 She just missed out on a medal at the 2010 European Cross Country Championships, finishing with the same time as bronze medallist Ana Dulce Félix. She took second place at the Lotto Cross Cup Brussels a week later.〔Hendrix, Ivo (20 December 2009). (Lalli and Herzog triumph in wintry Brussels ). IAAF. Retrieved on 8 February 2010.〕 In preparation for the world competition, she ran at the Almond Blossom Cross Country in March 2011 and took second place.〔Fernandes, António Manuel (6 March 2011). (Kalovics and Menjo cruise to victories in Albufeira ). IAAF. Retrieved on 6 March 2011.〕 She managed 16th place at the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Punta Umbría. She ran a personal best of 15:31.26 minutes for the 5000 metres at the FBK Games in June then ran a steeplechase best of 9:37.60 minutes at the Adidas Grand Prix in New York. Britton represented Ireland on the track at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, narrowly being eliminated in the first stage of the steeplechase.〔(Britton Fionnuala ). IAAF. Retrieved on 1 December 2011.〕 In November she came third at the high-level Cross de l'Acier cross country race.〔Delporte, David (28 November 2011). (Joseph Ebuya n'a jamais laissé planer le doute ) . La Voix de Sports. Retrieved on 1 December 2011.〕 In December 2011, she won the gold medal at the 2011 European Cross Country Championships. She began 2012 with wins at the Great Edinburgh Cross Country and Antrim Cross Country.〔Duffy, Coilin (21 January 2012). (Kigen makes it a hat-trick; Britton takes women’s race win in Antrim ). IAAF. Retrieved on 22 January 2012.〕 She expressed her disappointment that the World Cross Country would not be held that year, and stated that she would focus on track running that year instead.〔Wenig, Jorg (7 January 2012). (Kiprop triumphs in race of champions, Bekele a distant 11th – Edinburgh XC report ). IAAF. Retrieved on 8 January 2012.〕 In December of that year she became the first woman to defend the continental cross title〔Turnbull, Simon (6 January 2013). (). Retrieved on 22 January 2013.〕 claiming victory at the 2012 European Cross Country Championships. In January 2013, Britton retained her Great Edinburgh Cross Country and Antrim Cross Country titles. On 3 March 2013, she won a bronze medal in the 3000 metres final at the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Gothenburg. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fionnuala Britton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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