Keelan Kilrehill

[2] He was a keen Gaelic footballer, hurler and soccer player in his youth before focusing on running.In 2015, he suffered severe injuries as a 14 year old following a bicycle crash that gave him three broken vertebrae in his back and a fracture in his C1 vertebra in his neck which required surgery to place a long bar into his back, with six screws drilled into his spine to hold it in place.The following year, at the 2022 European Cross Country Championships in Turin, he finished ninth in the U-23 race and was part of the Irish U23 team that won bronze.He was then part of the Irish Senior Men’s team who finished fourth at the 2023 European Cross Country Championships.[6] In July 2024, he broke the County Sligo record for the 5000 metres whilst competing at The Morton Games, running a personal best time of 13.53.03.
University College DublinIrelandAthleticsLong-distance runningEuropean Cross Country Championships2021 Dublin2022 TurinU23 Teamlong distance runnerDromore WestCounty Sligo2021 European Cross Country ChampionshipsDublin2022 European Cross Country Championships2023 European Cross Country ChampionshipsWorld Cross Country ChampionshipsBelgrade5000 metresIrvinestownFermanaghDublin City University