Roisin McGettigan (born 23 August 1980 in Wicklow, Ireland) is an Irish runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She graduated from Providence College in 2003. She competed in her first Olympic Games in 2008 in Beijing. After finishing second in her qualifying heat in the 3000 m steeplechase, she finished 14th in the final.
In 2014, McGettigan was retroactively awarded the bronze medal for the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships 1500 metres race. The winner of that race, Anna Alminova of Russia, had all her results since February 2009 cancelled due to irregularities in her biological passport.
McGettigan and runner Lauren Fleshman co-created "Believe I Am", a company which brings sports psychology techniques used by pro athletes to women through apparel and training journals.
International competitions Representing 2001European U23 ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands10th3000m steeplechase10:46.662005Universiade İzmir, Turkey 6th3000 m st.10:07.58World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 9th3000 m st.9:46.122006World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 13th3000 m9:28.85World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 8th3000 m st. 9:52.852007World Championships Osaka, Japan 10th3000 m st. final9:39.802008Olympic Games Beijing, China 14th3000 m st. final9:55.892009European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy3rd1500 m4:11.58
Personal bests
1500 metres - 4:10.34 min (2003) Mile run - 4:30.06 min (2009) 3000 metres - 9:03 min (2005) 3000 metres steeplechase - 9:28.29 min (2007) 5000 metres - 15:57.91 min (2008)
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