Sport a family affair but Elizabeth Carr taking her own road to Paris

The triathlete, a daughter of former Dublin boss Tommy, is currently on a career break from the military. 

ROAD TO PARIS: Elizabeth Carr. Pic: Triathlon Ireland. 

Nature or nurture? Why one or the other? Elizabeth Carr has had the benefit of both. Her father is Tommy Carr, former Dublin football captain and manager. Sean Purcell, the legendary Galway midfielder, was her maternal granddad. And Carr herself isn’t alone in extending this sporting tradition to the next branch of the family tree.

Currently on a career break from the Army as she attempts to qualify for the Paris Olympics as a triathlete, her brother Simon retired as a professional tennis player this week, her sister Vicky plays football for Westmeath while another brother, Gareth, is a scratch golfer who played a bit of senior inter-county ball too.