🏅 Glendalough AC – Athletics Ireland & World Athletics Honours (205)

Although only 11 years old, Glendalough AC has established itself across all disciplines of Irish athletics.

Our first ever medals were won on the same day by Angus Tyner (technically the first!) followed shortly after by Claire Thompson when winning individual Gold and Silver respectively at the Wicklow Road Championship on 22nd April 2015.

Our first team medals were won 6 months later on 9th September 2015 by Claire Thompson, Donna Quinn and Yvonne Brennan in the Wicklow Intermediate Cross-country in Roundwood.

We have won 9 Track & Field, 70 Road, 77 Trail & Mountain, and 46 Cross-Country medals — 204 in total.

Of these, 9 are International, 6 National, 11 Leinster, and 178 County (Wicklow).
(Team medals are counted once in these totals.)

medal summary by level

Level	🥇 Gold	🥈 Silver	🥉 Bronze	Total
International	4	3	2	9
National	3	2	0	5
Leinster	4	5	2	11
County	105	75	69	179
Overall	116	85	73	200

Representation note: All Leinster and National medals listed below were won while competing for Sli Cualann AC and/or County Wicklow (as indicated by the event), up to and including 2025. International medals were won representing Ireland.

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🏆 Club Medal Leaders

• Donna Quinn — 45 total (17 Gold • 20 Silver • 8 Bronze) — most decorated athlete in club history and most individual medals (24).

• Angus Tyner — 25 total (10 Gold • 8 Silver • 7 Bronze) — leading male and most men’s individual medals (15).

• 62 athletes have won medals for the club (18 women • 44 men).

Rank	Name	Gender	🥇 Gold	🥈 Silver	🥉 Bronze	Total
1	Donna Quinn	Female	17	20	8	45
2	Angus Tyner	Male	10	8	8	26
3	Paul Duffy	Male	10	2	4	16
4	Claire Thompson	Female	9	12	5	26
5	Graham Bushe	Male	9	2	6	17
6	Rachel Wisdom	Female	6	7	1	14
7	Yvonne Brennan	Female	6	5	2	13
8	Catherine Devitt	Female	6	1	2	9
9	Aoife Joyce	Female	4	4	5	13
10	Becky Quinn	Female	4	2	2	8
11	Anthony Breen	Male	4	1	5	10
12	Richard Costelloe	Male	3	3	2	8
13	René Borg	Male	3	2	5	10
14	Diarmuid Kavanagh	Male	3	2	2	7
15	Torben Dahl	Male	3	1	1	5
16	Loraine Creane	Female	3	1	0	4
17	James Heggie	Male	3	0	0	3
18	Gavin Kennedy	Male	2	2	2	6
19	Kevin Ferguson	Male	2	2	0	4
20	Siobhan Brennan	Female	2	2	0	4
21	Aran Lynham	Male	2	1	1	4
22	Nora Butler	Female	2	1	1	4
23	Marcus Murphy	Male	2	0	3	5
24	Anne Bromley	Female	2	0	0	2
25	Sarah Foster	Female	2	0	0	2

Athletes that have since transferred to other clubs are shown in italics.

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🥇 Track & Field Championships (17)

Glendalough AC first competed at Wicklow Outdoor Track & Field in 2022, debuting in the 3000 m (Blaise Kinsella, Aran Lynham, René Borg). Our indoor debut followed in 2023 (Diarmuid Kavanagh – 800 m), with Donna Quinn and René Borg joining later the same day.

Wicklow Indoor Track & Field Championships (12)

Individual (12):

• 🥇 Gold (8): Diarmuid Kavanagh (2023 – MS 1500 m), Donna Quinn (2023 – F40 1500 m), Eoin Phelan (2024 – M35 1500 m), Paul Duffy (2024 – M40 800 m & 1500 m), René Borg (2023 – 1500 m), James Heggie (2024 – M50 400 m & 3000 m)

• 🥈 Silver (2): Diarmuid Kavanagh (2023 – MS 800 m), Aran Lynham (2024 – MS 800 m)

• 🥉 Bronze (2): Diarmuid Kavanagh (2024 – MS 800 m), René Borg (2024 – M40 1500 m)

Wicklow Outdoor Track & Field Championships (5)

Individual (5):

• 🥇 Gold (1): Paul Duffy (2023 – M40 1500 m)

• 🥈 Silver (2): Blaise Kinsella (2022 – M40 3000 m), Kevin Ferguson (2024 – M40 1500 m)

• 🥉 Bronze (2): Aran Lynham (2022 – MS 3000 m), René Borg (2022 – M40 3000 m)

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🛣️ Road Championships (68)

Glendalough AC athletes are highly active in the Wicklow Road and Marathon Championships. Of our 67 road medals, 51 belong to women and 16 to men.

Wicklow Road Championships (39)

Individual (24):

• 🥇 Gold (7): Angus Tyner (2015 – M45), Donna Quinn (2018 – F35, 2020 – F35, 2022 – O40, 2023 – F40), Graeme Warren (2023 – M50), Rachel Wisdom (2019 – F35), Yvonne Brennan (2016 – O35)

• 🥈 Silver (8): Angus Tyner (2016 – M45), Christina Byrne (2025 – F70), Claire Thompson (2017, 2018), Donna Quinn (2016, 2019 – O35; 2021 – O40, , 2026 – o45), Gavin Kennedy (2024 – M45), Paul Duffy (2026 – M45), Yvonne Brennan (2017 – F35), Rachel Wisdom (2016 – FS)

• 🥉 Bronze (8): Angus Tyner (2017, 2018 – M45; 2025 – M55), Aoife Joyce (2020 – F40), Christina Byrne (2026 – o70), Claire Thompson (2016 – FS; 2020), Yvonne Brennan (2018 – F35)

Team (15):

• 🥇 Gold (1): Rachel Wisdom, Donna Quinn, Aoife Joyce (2019 – F35–49 team)

• 🥈 Silver (4): Rachel Wisdom, Claire Thompson, Yvonne Brennan (2016); Claire Thompson, Donna Quinn, Yvonne Brennan (2018); Claire Thompson, Donna Quinn, Aoife Joyce (2021); Graeme Warren, Graham Bushe, Angus Tyner (2023 – O50 team)

• 🥉 Bronze (10): Angus Tyner, Graham Bush, Jimmy Cullen (2026 – M50+ team), Angus Tyner, Barry O’Neill, Keith Mulvey (2016 – M35–49 team); Amidou Dembele, Peter Bell, Philip Hayden, René Borg (2017); Angus Tyner, Marcus Murphy, Blaise Kinsella, John Conway (2018); Torben Dahl, Barry O’Neill, Richard Costelloe, Colm Kenna (2019 – M35–49 team); Anthony Breen, Eoin Kennedy, Blaise Kinsella, Brian Lydon, Colm Kenna, Marcus Murphy (2022 – M35–49 team); Brian Lydon, Paul Duffy, René Borg (2023 – M35 team); Donna Quinn, Aoife Joyce, Claire Thompson (2025 – F35–49 team)

Wicklow Marathon Championships (16)

Individual (11):

• 🥇 Gold (2): Anne Bromley (2025 – O40), Nora Butler (2024 – O40)

• 🥈 Silver (5): Aaron Cullen (2025 – MS), Angus Tyner (2024, 2025 – O55), Donna Quinn (2025 – O45), Grace Curham (2024 – FS)

• 🥉 Bronze (4): Claire Thompson (2025 – O35), Jimmy Cullen (2025 – M55), Niall MacCague (2025 – M35), Nora Butler (2025 – F40)

Team (5):

• 🥇 Gold (1): Donna Quinn, Anne Bromley, Nora Butler (2025 – O35 team)

• 🥈 Silver (4): Angus Tyner, Liam Sweeney, Ross Thompson (2024 – O50 team); Niall MacCague, Aaron Cullen, Eoin Morton (2025 – MS team); Christine Sweeney, Grace Curham, Nora Butler (2024 – FS team)

Leinster 10 Mile (2) — for Sli Cualann

Individual (1)

• 🥈 Silver (1): Donna Quinn (2017 – F35 Individual)

Team (1)

• 🥈 Silver (1): Angus Tyner (2017 – M35–49 Team)

Leinster Half Marathon (2) — for Sli Cualann / County Wicklow

Team (2)

• 🥇 Gold (1): Donna Quinn (2023 – FS ; 2023 – Wicklow F35+)

 

Leinster Novice & Masters Road Race (2) — for Sli Cualann

Team (2)

• 🥉 Bronze (2): Donna Quinn (2022 – F35–49 team; F35–49 County)

National 10K (2) — for Sli Cualann

Individual (1)

• 🥉 Bronze (1): Donna Quinn (2022 – F40 Individual)

Team (1)

• 🥈 Silver (1): Donna Quinn (2022 – Team)

National Half Marathon (4) — for Sli Cualann / County Wicklow

Individual (1)

• 🥉 Bronze (1): Donna Quinn (2022 – F40 Individual)

Team (3)

• 🥇 Gold (2): Donna Quinn (2023 – FS team; 2023 – F35+ County)

• 🥈 Silver (1): Donna Quinn (2022 – M35–49 team)

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🏔️ Trail & Mountain Championships (79)

The Wicklow Off-Road Championship was inaugurated in 2022 (on Glendalough AC’s proposal) to represent the national trail & mountain championship. We hosted the inaugural event and won the overall Club Trophy in 2023.

Off-Road Championships (72)

Individual (57):

• 🥇 Gold (27): Alan Kennedy (2023 – M55 20 K), Aoife Joyce (2024, 2025 – F45), Catherine Devitt (2022 – Overall & F40; 2023, 2024, 2025 – F40), Christopher Shannon (2025 – M35 20 K), Graeme Warren (2023 – M50 20 K), Grace Curham (2025 – FS 20 K), Graham Bushe (2022, 2023 – M50; 2024, 2025 – M55), Kevin Doherty (2025 – M40 20 K), Louis Byrne (2024 – M40 20 K), Loraine Creane (2023 – F40 20 K), Philip O’Brien (2023 – MS 20 K), Richard Costelloe (2023, 2024 – M45), Paul Duffy (2025 – M40), Siobhan Brennan (2023, 2025 – F50), Torben Dahl (2022 – M40; 2023 – M45 20 K)

• 🥈 Silver (14): John Conway (2023, 2024 – M40 20 K), Rachel Wisdom (2023, 2024 – F40), René Borg (2022 – M40), Angus Tyner (2022 – M50; 2023 – M55), Rebecca Whineray (2023 – M45 20 K), Richard Allan (2024 – M50), Siobhan Brennan (2024 – F50), Steve Gregan (2025 – M40 20 K), Yvonne Brennan (2023, 2025 – F45)

• 🥉 Bronze (16): Angus Tyner (2024 – M55), Anthony Breen (2023, 2024 – M50), Ben Lewis (2023 – M45 20 K), David Gray (2025 – M45 20 K), Donna Quinn (2023, 2024 – F40), Gavin Kennedy (2023, 2024 – M45), Kevin Doherty (2024 – M40 20 K), Paul Duffy (2022 – M40), Marcus Murphy (2023 – M40), Steve Gregan (2025 – M35 20 K), René Borg (2023 – M40 20 K), Sarah Foster (2023 – FS)

Team (14):

• 🥇 Gold (6): Graham Bushe, Richard Allan, Angus Tyner (2024 – O50 team); Anthony Breen, Graham Bushe (2022 – O50; 2023 – O50); Catherine Devitt, Rachel Wisdom, Donna Quinn (2023 – O35); Richard Costelloe, Paul Duffy, Gavin Kennedy (2023 – O35)

• 🥈 Silver (6): Angus Tyner, Alan Kennedy, Jimmy Cullen (2025 – O50); Aoife Joyce, Grace Curham, Siobhan Brennan (2024 – Female Senior); Blaise Kinsella, Kevin Ferguson, Edson Ferreira (2024 – Male Senior); Richard Costelloe, Paul Duffy, Gavin Kennedy (2024 – M35–49); Catherine Devitt, Rachel Wisdom, Donna Quinn (2024 – F35–49); Paul Duffy, Aaron Cullen, Graham Bushe (2025 – Male Senior); Torben Dahl, René Borg, Paul Duffy (2022 – M35–49)

• 🥉 Bronze (2): Claire Thompson, Sarah Foster, Siobhan Brennan (2023 – FS); Catherine Devitt, Aoife Joyce, Fiona Smyth (2025 – FS)

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🌍 International Championships (11)

WMRA European Masters (2)

Individual (1)

• 🥇 Gold (1): Becky Quinn (2025 – Classic Trail Individual)

Team (1):

• 🥉 Bronze (1): Becky Quinn (2025 – Classic Trail Team)

WMRA World Masters (9)

Individual (1)

• 🥈 Silver (1): Becky Quinn (2025 – Long Trail Individual;

Team (8):

• 🥇 Gold (2): Becky Quinn (2025 – Uphill O50 Team), Joe Lalor (2025 – Classic O70 Team)

• 🥈 Silver (3): Becky Quinn (2025 – Long Trail Team), Graham Bushe (2023 – Classic O50 Team), Paul Duffy (2024 – Classic o40)

• 🥉 Bronze (3): Graham Bushe (2025 – Classic M55 team), Paul Duffy (2025 – Classic O40 Team), Joe Lalor (2025 – Uphill O70 Team)

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🌾 Cross-Country Championships (46)

A powerful women’s squad has driven cross-country success (27 medals), with men contributing 19. Donna Quinn became our first Senior-level XC medallist in 2022.

Only one athlete in Glendalough AC (Rene Borg) has competed in a National (Masters) Cross-country event (2023) but we have no national medals and not yet any competitors in a Leinster or National SENIOR event.

Wicklow Novice XC (7)

Individual (4):

• 🥇 Gold (1): Claire Thompson (2021)

• 🥈 Silver (3): Claire Thompson (2016, 2017), Donna Quinn (2021)

Team (3):

• 🥇 Gold (1): Claire Thompson, Donna Quinn, Aoife Joyce (2021)

• 🥈 Silver (2): Claire Thompson, Yvonne Brennan, Donna Quinn (2015); Richard Costelloe, Barry O’Neill, René Borg, Colm Kenna (2019)

Wicklow Intermediate XC (9)

Individual (5):

• 🥇 Gold (1): Loraine Creane (2022)

• 🥈 Silver (2): Claire Thompson (2015), Donna Quinn (2021)

• 🥉 Bronze (1): Claire Thompson (2016)

Team (4):

• 🥇 Gold (2): Claire Thompson, Donna Quinn, Flora McKnight (2016); Claire Thompson, Donna Quinn, Yvonne Brennan (2021)

• 🥈 Silver (1): Claire Thompson, Yvonne Brennan, Donna Quinn (2015)

• 🥉 Bronze (1): Paul Duffy, René Borg, Gavin Kennedy, Anthony Breen (2023)

Wicklow Senior XC (1)

Individual (1)

• 🥈 Silver (1): Donna Quinn (2022 – 2nd lady)

Wicklow Masters XC (23)

Individual (17):

• 🥇 Gold (3): Angus Tyner (2023 – M55), Loraine Creane (2023 – F40), Rachel Wisdom (2019 – F35)

• 🥈 Silver (4): Angus Tyner (2016 – M45), Claire Thompson (2024 – F35), Donna Quinn (2019 – F35), Rachel Wisdom (2023 – F40)

• 🥉 Bronze (10): Angus Tyner (2019 – M50), Anthony Breen (2019 – M45; 2022 – M50), Aoife Joyce (2023 – F45), Catherine Devitt (2019 – F35), Donna Quinn (2023 – F40), Graham Bush (2023 – M55), Marcus Murphy (2023 – M40), Rachel Wisdom (2024 – F40), Yvonne Brennan (2019 – F40)

Team (6):

• 🥇 Gold (2): Angus Tyner, Graham Bush, Alan Kennedy (2023 – M50+); Rachel Wisdom, Donna Quinn, Yvonne Brennan (2019 – F35–49)

• 🥈 Silver (3): Claire Thompson, Yvonne Brennan, Donna Quinn (2015 – F35–49); Rachel Wisdom, Donna Quinn, Aoife Joyce (2023 – F35–49); Loraine Creane, Rachel Wisdom, Donna Quinn (2023 – F35–49)

• 🥉 Bronze (1): Graham Bush, Angus Tyner, Anthony Breen (2023 – M50)

Leinster Novice (1) — for Sli Cualann / County Wicklow

Team (1):

• 🥈 Silver (1): Donna Quinn (2021 – Team)

Leinster Intermediate (2) — for Sli Cualann / County Wicklow

Team (2)

• 🥈 Silver (1): Claire Thompson (2015 – Club)

• 🥉 Bronze (1): Claire Thompson (2015 – County)

Leinster MASTERS (2) — for Sli Cualann / County Wicklow

Team (2)

• 🥉 Bronze (2): Donna Quinn (2024 – Team and County)