Brendan Boyce

Brendan Boyce (born 15 October 1986) is an Irish race walker. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 50k walk, coming 29th, and the 2013 World Championships in Athletics where he came 25th.^[2] He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 50k walk where he finished in the top twenty, bettering his performance of the previous Olympiad.^[3] In 2021, he represented Ireland at the 2020 Summer Olympics, placing 10th in the men's 50 kilometres walk.^[4]

Brendan Boyce

Boyce (left) in Moscow (2013)
Personal information
Born	(1986-10-15) 15 October 1986 (age 38) Milford, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Country	Ireland
Sport	racewalking
Event(s)	20 km walk 50 km walk
Club	Letterkenny Athletics Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	20km: 1:24:38 50km: 3:48:55[1]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Ireland
2011	European Race Walking Cup	Olhão, Portugal	27th	20 km walk	1:32:17
	Universiade	London, United Kingdom	15th	20 km walk	1:29:48
2012	World Race Walking Cup	Saransk, Russia	63rd	20 km walk	1:27:46
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	29th	50 km walk	3:55:01
2013	European Race Walking Cup	Dudince, Slovakia	35th	20 km walk	1:28:56
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	25th	50 km walk	3:54:24
2014	World Race Walking Cup	Taicang, China	77th	20 km walk	1:26:55
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	16th	50 km walk	3:51:34
2015	European Race Walking Cup	Murcia, Spain	27th	20 km walk	1:26:47
	World Championships	Beijing, China	—	50 km walk	DQ
2016	World Race Walking team championships	Rome, Italy	63rd	20 km walk	1:25:38
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	19th	50 km walk	3:53:59
2017	European Race Walking Cup	Poděbrady, Czech Republic	4th	50 km walk	3:49:49
2019	World Athletics Championships	Doha, Qatar	6th	50 km walk	4:07:46
2021	2020 Summer Olympics	Sapporo, Japan	10th	50 km walk	3:53:40

Boyce (left, in green) at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow

References

1. "Brendan Boyce". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
2. "Honours". IAFF. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
3. "Brilliant Boyce delivers super performance to finish in World's Top 20". Donegal Daily. 19 August 2016.
4. "Athletics - Final Results". Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.

External links

• Brendan Boyce at World Athletics
• Brendan Boyce at Olympedia
• Brendan Boyce at Olympics.com
• Brendan Boyce at Olympic.org (archived)
• Brendan Boyce at the Olympic Federation of Ireland