Michael O'Connor wins the World Athletics 2025 Coaching Achievement Award

O'Connor has been coaching his daughter Kate for the past 15 years which culminated in Kate earning silver medals at the World Athletics Championships in Tokoyo and the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing this season.

AWARD: Ireland combined events coach Michael O'Connor has been named the winner of the World Athletics 2025 Coaching Achievement Award. Picture: World Athletics

Ireland combined events coach Michael O'Connor has been named the winner of the World Athletics 2025 Coaching Achievement Award.

O'Connor's career has spanned more than two decades with his path into sport beginning through a degree in construction and a postgraduate certificate in education - a route that equipped him with skills in planning, structure and long-term goal setting which shaped the foundation of his coaching philosophy.