Aoife Hoey
Aoife Hoey (born September 6, 1983[1]) is an Irish bobsledder who has competed since 2004.[2] She finished 22nd out of 23 in the two-woman event at the 2005 FIBT World Championships in Calgary.[3] At 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m), she was the tallest woman at the 2010 Winter Olympics.[4]
Bobsleigh career
Aoife and her older sister Siobhán, teamed up in the Winter of 2002 – Aoife as pilot and Siobhain on brake. They received partial funding from the Olympic Council of Ireland but no commercial sponsorship.[5] Following the worst possible start to the 2005–2006 Winter season (Serious injury) they narrowly missed out on qualification for the 2006 Winter Olympics.[6] Teaming up with new recruit Jennifer Corcoran, for the 2007–08 bobsleigh season, Hoey qualified to compete in the European Bobsleigh Cup.[7] She competed in the first two events of the season, finishing fifth at Igls on November 22, 2007 [8] and 14th at Königssee on November 29, 2007.[9]
Following a difficult season 2009–2010 racing in European Cup and World Cup events with brake athlete Claire Bergin, Hoey qualified for the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.[10] She was named flagbearer for the Irish team at the opening ceremony of those games.[11]
The bobsleigh team of Aoife Hoey and Claire Bergin finished in 17th place at the 2010 Winter Olympics.[12]
Athletics career
In 2005 she was Irish national outdoor champion in the triple jump.[13] She also works for the Athletics Association of Ireland in the High Performance unit.[14]
References
- ^ "Hoey, Aoife (IRL)". sportresult.com. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
- ^ "Aoife Hoey". bobsleighsport.com. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
- ^ "World Championships Women's Bob Calgary". FIBT the international home of Bobsleigh and Skeleton sports. Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
- ^ "Irish bobsleigh duo will compete". BBC News. 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
- ^ Success for bobsleigh sisters but sponsors still giving them the slip, Laois Nationalist, 30 July 2003.
- ^ Irish Winter Olympics team to be announced, Morning Ireland (RTÉ Radio 1), 26 January 2006.
- ^ FIBT 2007–08 Women's bobsleigh quotas. – accessed February 9, 2008.
- ^ November 22, 2007 two-woman bobsleigh European Cup results – accessed February 10, 2008.
- ^ November 29, 2007 two-woman bobsleigh European Cup results – accessed February 10, 2008
- ^ Olympic.org 9 December 2009. "Fast track to Vancouver". – accessed 20 December 2009.
- ^ Irish Olympic Committee 9 February 2010 announcement of Aoife Hoey being named flagbearer for the 2010 Winter Olympics. – accessed 11 February 2010. [dead link]
- ^ "Irish bobsleighers finish 17th at Olympics". RTÉ Sport. 2010-02-25. Archived from the original on 27 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
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- ^ "Committees and Organisational Structure". www.athleticsireland.ie. Athletics Association of Ireland. Archived from the original on January 2008. Retrieved February 9, 2008.
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