Peter Coghlan

Peter Coghlan (born 27 March 1975 in Dublin[1]) is a retired Irish track and field athlete who specialised in the 110 metres hurdles event.[2] He represented his country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, as well as five outdoor and two indoor World Championships.

His personal bests of 13.30 for the 110 metres hurdles and 7.57 for the 60 metres hurdles, both from 1999, are current national records.

He attended Belvedere College secondary school in Dublin at the same time as fellow Olympian Cian O'Connor.

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Ireland
1997 European U23 Championships Turku, Finland 15th (sf) 110 m hurdles 14.66
World Championships Athens, Greece 35th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.94
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 20th (h) 110 m hurdles 14.00
1999 World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan 11th (h) 60 m hurdles 7.66
Universiade Palma de Mallorca, Spain 4th 110 m hurdles 13.63
World Championships Seville, Spain 8th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.35
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 23rd (qf) 110 m hurdles 13.86
2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 10th (sf) 60 m hurdles 7.67
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 17th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.61
2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 6th 60 m hurdles 7.67
European Championships Munich, Germany 26th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.96
2003 World Championships Paris, France 27th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.90
2005 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 18th (h) 60 m hurdles 7.82
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 39th (h) 110 m hurdles 14.57

References
  1. Sports-Reference profile
  2. Peter Coghlan at World Athletics



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