Hassan completes unique medal hat-trick, McCormack 28th in historic fifth Games

Wicklow's Fionnuala McCormack didn't rule out coming back for a sixth Games

Sifan Hassan of Team Netherlands celebrates after winning the women's marathon at Esplanade des Invalides during the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

She wrote a piece of Irish Olympic history just by toeing the line, Fionnuala McCormack becoming the first Irishwoman ever to compete at five Olympics, but of course being who she is – a ruthlessly driven competitor – she wanted more.

The 39-year-old Wicklow woman crossed the line 28th in the women’s Olympic marathon in Paris this morning, clocking 2:30:12, a race where Dutch star Sifan Hassan wrote her own Olympic history, winning gold in 2:22:55 to add to bronze medals over both 5000m and 10,000m.