Sonia O'Sullivan: Great Irish Sports Stars
OLYMPIAN, WORLD CHAMPION RUNNER AND IRISH SPORTING LEGEND

‘Sonia walked to the start line with the other athletes, her tummy full of butterflies. She could feel the eyes of the crowd upon them. Sixty-five thousand people, all here to watch their race. She had dreamt about this moment for so long, and now it was here.’

As a little girl, playing with her friends in Cobh, Co. Cork, Sonia O’Sullivan was known as the fastest runner. When she joined a running club and started to win races, she began to dream of the Olympic Games. Through her talent, dedication and her ability to get back up and dust herself down when things went wrong. Sonia went from an ordinary girl who loved to run to an extraordinary world class athlete.

The story of one of Ireland’s greatest ever athletes — and a dream made real.
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Sonia O'Sullivan: Great Irish Sports Stars
OLYMPIAN, WORLD CHAMPION RUNNER AND IRISH SPORTING LEGEND

‘Sonia walked to the start line with the other athletes, her tummy full of butterflies. She could feel the eyes of the crowd upon them. Sixty-five thousand people, all here to watch their race. She had dreamt about this moment for so long, and now it was here.’

As a little girl, playing with her friends in Cobh, Co. Cork, Sonia O’Sullivan was known as the fastest runner. When she joined a running club and started to win races, she began to dream of the Olympic Games. Through her talent, dedication and her ability to get back up and dust herself down when things went wrong. Sonia went from an ordinary girl who loved to run to an extraordinary world class athlete.

The story of one of Ireland’s greatest ever athletes — and a dream made real.
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Sonia O'Sullivan: Great Irish Sports Stars

Sonia O'Sullivan: Great Irish Sports Stars

by Natasha Mac a'Bháird
Sonia O'Sullivan: Great Irish Sports Stars

Sonia O'Sullivan: Great Irish Sports Stars

by Natasha Mac a'Bháird

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OLYMPIAN, WORLD CHAMPION RUNNER AND IRISH SPORTING LEGEND

‘Sonia walked to the start line with the other athletes, her tummy full of butterflies. She could feel the eyes of the crowd upon them. Sixty-five thousand people, all here to watch their race. She had dreamt about this moment for so long, and now it was here.’

As a little girl, playing with her friends in Cobh, Co. Cork, Sonia O’Sullivan was known as the fastest runner. When she joined a running club and started to win races, she began to dream of the Olympic Games. Through her talent, dedication and her ability to get back up and dust herself down when things went wrong. Sonia went from an ordinary girl who loved to run to an extraordinary world class athlete.

The story of one of Ireland’s greatest ever athletes — and a dream made real.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781788492072
Publisher: Irish American Book Company
Publication date: 10/31/2020
Series: Great Irish Sports Stars , #3
Pages: 192
Product dimensions: 5.10(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range: 12 - 18 Years

About the Author

Natasha Mac a’Bháird is a freelance writer and editor. She is the author of the bestselling wedding planning guide, The Irish Bride’s Survival Guide and her latest book is The Irish Bridesmaid's Guide. Her first two children’s books, Missing Ellen and Olanna’s Big Day, were both chosen for the White Ravens Collection.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Sunny Days in Cobh page 7

Chapter 2 The Cobh Milk Run 11

Chapter 3 Community Games 16

Chapter 4 Born to Run 24

Chapter 5 Secondary School 29

Chapter 6 The Athletics Club 34

Chapter 7 A New Coach 40

Chapter 8 Under the Weather 45

Chapter 9 A Trip to Dublin 52

Chapter 10 National Cross Country Championship 58

Chapter 11 Villanova 64

Chapter 12 American Adventure 70

Chapter 13 Barcelona 79

Chapter 14 Sonia Goes to Stuttgart 86

Chapter 15 A Second Chance 94

Chapter 16 A Good Year 99

Chapter 17 Going for Gold 103

Chapter 18 Atlanta 112

Chapter 19 'Nobody Died' 122

Chapter 20 Run Down 126

Chapter 21 A New Plan 131

Chapter 22 Marrakech 135

Chapter 23 European Championships, Budapest 142

Chapter 24 Ciara 151

Chapter 25 The Road to Sydney 155

Chapter 26 The Sydney Olympics 161

Chapter 27 Running On 168

Chapter 28 Ireland's Olympic Heroine 172

Chapter 29 Passing on the Torch 177

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