Marian Heffernan [SEP] country of citizenship
Marian Heffernan
Marian Heffernan (born 16 April 1982 in Cork, Ireland) is an Irish athlete who competed in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Heffernan is fifth in the all-time Irish record books for the women’s 400 metres. She is married to Ireland’s renowned Olympic race walker Rob Heffernan.
External links.
- IAAF Profile
-
Robert Heffernan
Robert "Rob" Heffernan (born 28 February 1978) is an Irish race walker.
Career.
At the 2000 Olympics he finished in 28th place, and at the 2004 Olympics he was disqualified, both in the 20 km race walking discipline.
At the 2008 Olympic Games he improved, coming eighth in the 20km Walk. His wife Marian Andrews is also national women's 400 metres champion and was on the Irish women's team that finished 4th in the European indoors. On 27