Sonia O’Sullivan

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sonia O'Sullivan
Occupation	Long-Distance Runner
Date Of Birth	Nov 28, 1969(1969-11-28)
Age	55
Birthplace	Cobh
Country	Ireland
Birth City	County Cork
Horoscope	Scorpio

Sonia O'Sullivan Biography

Sonia O'Sullivan is one of the most popular and richest Long-Distance Runner who was born on November 28, 1969 in Cobh, County Cork, Ireland. Four-time Irish Olympian who took home silver medals at in 2000 at the Sydney Olympics in the 5000m race. Other awards are three World Championship gold medals as well as three European Championship gold medals, as well as numerous World and Irish records.

The actress is an Irish Olympian like Emma Davis.

O’Sullivan continued to dominate international distance running in 1995. As she had done in 1994, O’Sullivan set the fastest time of the year in four events, the 1500 m, 1 mile, 2000 m and 3000 m, and the second fastest time in the 5000 m. O’Sullivan was the winner of 11 of the 12 races in which she competed over 1500 m or 1 mile during 1995. These victories included the only sub-4 minute 1500 m time recorded during the year, a new Irish record of 3:58.85 set at the Herculis meet in Monaco on 25 July. In the 3000 m, O’Sullivan was clearly in a class above her rivals, winning all five of her races, and producing four of the six fastest times, including the year’s fastest time of 8:27.57 at the Weltklasse meet in Zurich on 16 August. Her other 3000 m victories included the Bislett Games in Oslo on 21 July, and the Grand Prix final in Monaco on 9 September. O’Sullivan was left with the dilemma leading up to the World Championships at Gothenburg, of whether to compete in the 1500 m or the 5000 m. She had been unbeaten at 5000 m before Gothenburg, although the fastest time of the year, a new world record, had been set by Portugal’s Fernanda Ribeiro. In the end, O’Sullivan chose the 5000 m, and, after easily winning her heat on 10 August, she kicked clear of Ribeiro in the final two days later, to win the world title in 14:46.47. Three weeks later, on 1 September, at the ISTAF meeting in Berlin, O’Sullivan again battled over 5000 m with the new world record holder Ribeiro, and again O’Sullivan was victorious, winning in a time of 14:41.40, a new Irish record, and the third fastest 5000 m of all time. For the fourth year in a row, she won the Grand Prix Final, this time over 3000 m.

O’Sullivan competed in her first indoor competition for five years at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics in Paris in March 1997. Prior to that meeting, O’Sullivan had travelled to Australia to get some early season competition in the Australian domestic outdoor season. O’Sullivan recorded her best result in Canberra, on 11 January, where she won a 5000 m race in 15:10.98. She had entered both the 1500 m and 3000 m at the World Indoors, but eventually she chose to only contest the 3000 m event. In the final, on 8 March, O’Sullivan hit the lead in the last lap, but she was overtaken by Romanian Gabriela Szabo who went on to narrowly defeat O’Sullivan in 8:45.75 compared to the Irishwoman’s second place time of 8:46.19. At the World Cross Country Championships she finished 9th but helped Ireland win the Bronze Medal in the Team Event. O’Sullivan had an indifferent outdoor season in 1997, and her best time of 8:53.53 over 3000 m, which she achieved in Paris on 25 June, was 7 seconds slower than the time she had set indoors in March. Similarly, her best performance at 5000 m for the year remained the time she had set in Australia in January. At the World Championships held in Athens, O’Sullivan produced her best 1500 m time of the year of 4:05.31 when she finished fourth in her semi-final on 3 August. In the final, held two days later, O’Sullivan was never a serious threat, and she finished 8th in 4:07.81. O’Sullivan had even greater disappointment in the 5000 m where she was the defending world champion, finishing only 7th in her heat and failing to qualify for the final.

She lives at Melbourne, Australia with her daughters Ciara and Sophie.

Sonia O'Sullivan Net Worth

Sonia O'Sullivan is one of the richest Long-Distance Runner from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sonia O'Sullivan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was awarded an athletic scholarship at Villanova University, graduating in 1992 with a degree from accounting.

She has written books titled Running to Stand Still and Sonia, My Story. She was a personality on broadcasting on RTE television during Beijing in 2008. Beijing Olympics the year 2008.

Although she was not as dominant as she had been in 1994 and 1995, Sonia O’Sullivan continued to be a major force in 1996 at the distances between 1500 m and 5000 m. Her best event in 1996 was the 3000 m, where she was unbeaten for the third successive year, winning all five of her races. O’Sullivan produced the early season leading time of 8:42.40 in Eugene on 26 May, and then at Nice, on 10 July, she recorded the year’s fastest time of 8:35.42. In the 1500 m, only two women broke 4 minutes during the year, one of whom was O’Sullivan, who clocked her best time of 3:59.91 when winning at the Bislett Games in Oslo on 5 July. In terms of preparation for the Olympic Games held later that year in Atlanta, O’Sullivan’s best event appeared to be the 5000 m, the distance at which she was the reigning world champion. On 5 June, at the Golden Gala meet in Rome, O’Sullivan won in 14:54.75. A month later, on 12 July, at the Securicor Games in London, she beat a strong field to win in 14:48.36. The program at the Olympic Games in Atlanta was sufficiently scheduled to allow O’Sullivan to contest both the 5000 m and 1500 m events. Her early season form and world title the previous year had made her one of the favourites for the 5000 m; however, news of double-world record holder Wang Junxia competing made many observers revise their opinion. In the heats everything seemed on track when she easily won her heat in 15:15.80. However, in the final on 28 July, she was badly affected by a stomach upset, and after starting well gradually faded away and failed to finish. The race was won by 3000 and 10,000 m world record holder Wang Junxia of China. Her disappointment continued in the 1500 m, where, still weakened, she came second last in her heat and failed to qualify for the semi-finals.

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Who is Sonia O'Sullivan Dating?

According to our records, Sonia O'Sullivan married to Nic Bideau. As of December 1, 2023, Sonia O'Sullivan’s is not dating anyone.

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With the prospect of competing at her third Olympic Games in September 2000 in Sydney, O’Sullivan competed in the Australian domestic outdoor season during the European winter, recording a fastest time over 5000 m of 15:10.24 at Sydney on 13 February 2000. Back in Europe, she won the Dublin Women’s Mini Marathon in June, before producing a number of quality performances on the track in her preparation for the Olympics. The Weltklasse meet in Zurich on 11 August produced the finest 3000 m race of the year, with the first six placings registering the six fastest times of 2000. O’Sullivan finished a close second in this race to Romanian Gabriela Szabo in a time of 8:27.58. At Sydney, on 22 September, O’Sullivan won her 5000 m heat with a season’s best of 15:07.91. In the final three days later, after an enthralling sprint finish, O’Sullivan won the silver medal behind Szabo in a National Record 14:41.02. She became only the second Irish woman to win an Olympic Medal, after Michelle Smith and the first Irish Track and Field Olympic Medalist since John Treacy took Silver in Los Angeles in 1984. In the 10000 m final, held on 30 September, O’Sullivan set another personal best and national record when finishing sixth in 30:53.37 performance. Shortly after the Olympics, she won the Grand Prix Final 5000 m. Following the Olympics, O’Sullivan made her marathon debut, winning the Dublin marathon in a time of 2:35:42 on 30 October.

Facts & Trivia

Sonia Ranked on the list of most popular Long-Distance Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Sonia O'Sullivan celebrates birthday on November 28 of every year.

After an impressive 2002 season, O’Sullivan had a disappointing 2003. She started well with a win at the newly inaugurated Great Ireland Run, but she struggled during the summer Grand Prix races. However, she appeared to be finding her form at the right time when she ran a season’s best in the 3000 m in Zurich in a time of 8:37.55 on 15 August. At the World Championships in Paris later that month she was considered a possible medalist. She qualified very comfortably from her heat. However, in the final she finished last of the 15 starters. In December she finished an impressive fourth at the European Cross-Country Championships, and lead Ireland to silver in the team event.

What does Sonia osullivan do now?

Since retirement, Sonia has been a familiar face on RTÉ Sport analysing European and World Championship Athletic Events. She also filmed a documentary entitled Sonia’s Last Lap which gave an insight into the mind of a Champion coming towards the end of her career. Sonia has also authored two books to date.

Is Sonia osullivan still married?

Sonia is married to Nic Bideau , together they have two daughters, Ciara, and Sophie. Sophie won a silver medal in the 800 metres at the 2018 European Athletics U18 Championships in Győr, Hungary. Sonia has written two books “Running To Stand Still” published in 2001 and “Sonia My Story” in 2008.

Where did Sonia O'Sullivan go to college?

Villanova University

Did Sonia O'Sullivan represent Australia?

Ireland’s Sonia O’Sullivan will receive Australian nationality at a ceremony in Melbourne tomorrow and has confirmed she now …

Who is Sonia O'Sullivan husband?

Nic Bideau