Brendan Boyce

Brendan Boyce
Boyce (left) in Moscow (2013)
Personal information
Born (1986-10-15) 15 October 1986 (age 38)
Milford, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Country Ireland
Sportracewalking
Event(s)20 km walk
50 km walk
ClubLetterkenny Athletics Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)20km: 1:24:38
50km: 3:48:55[1]

Brendan Boyce (born 15 October 1986) is an Irish race walker. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 50k walk, coming 29th, and the 2013 World Championships in Athletics where he came 25th.[2] He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 50k walk where he finished in the top twenty, bettering his performance of the previous Olympiad.[3] In 2021, he represented Ireland at the 2020 Summer Olympics, placing 10th in the men's 50 kilometres walk.[4]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ireland
2011 European Race Walking Cup Olhão, Portugal 27th 20 km walk 1:32:17
Universiade London, United Kingdom 15th 20 km walk 1:29:48
2012 World Race Walking Cup Saransk, Russia 63rd 20 km walk 1:27:46
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 29th 50 km walk 3:55:01
2013 European Race Walking Cup Dudince, Slovakia 35th 20 km walk 1:28:56
World Championships Moscow, Russia 25th 50 km walk 3:54:24
2014 World Race Walking Cup Taicang, China 77th 20 km walk 1:26:55
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 16th 50 km walk 3:51:34
2015 European Race Walking Cup Murcia, Spain 27th 20 km walk 1:26:47
World Championships Beijing, China — 50 km walk DQ
2016 World Race Walking team championships Rome, Italy 63rd 20 km walk 1:25:38
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 19th 50 km walk 3:53:59
2017 European Race Walking Cup Poděbrady, Czech Republic 4th 50 km walk 3:49:49
2019 World Athletics Championships Doha, Qatar 6th 50 km walk 4:07:46
2021 2020 Summer Olympics Sapporo, Japan 10th 50 km walk 3:53:40
Boyce (left, in green) at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow

References

  1. ^ "Brendan Boyce". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Honours". IAFF. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Brilliant Boyce delivers super performance to finish in World's Top 20". Donegal Daily. 19 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Athletics - Final Results". Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.


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