Derval O'Rourke

Derval O'Rourke (born 28 May 1981 in Cork) is an Irish athlete who specializes in the hurdles. Both about 60 m and about 100 m it holds the Irish record. O'Rourke attended thanks to a scholarship Sport University College Dublin. She trains now at the facilities of Dublin City University and has worked for the University Sports Club as a marketing assistant.

At the 2004 Olympics in Athens, she was eliminated in the semifinals. The first major success was in 2005 winning the bronze medal at the Universiade in Izmir about 100 m.

For a surprise she made at the World Indoor Championships in Moscow in 2006 when she won the gold medal in the 60 m. Twice improved the Irish national record and was in the finals for a time of 7.84 s They left the Spaniard Glory Alozie and Sweden's Susanna Kallur behind.

End of July 2006, it improved the Irish record in the 100m at 12.85 s At the European Championships in 2006 she was able to increase again and won with a new record time of 12.72 s the silver medal, behind Susanna Kallur and at the same time the German Kirsten Bolm. Four years later, she presented at the 2010 European Championships with 12.65 s turn a new Irish record on, and again won the silver medal.