Sonia O'Sullivan World Record 2000m

Sonia O'Sullivan breaks the World Record for 2000m at Edinburgh in July 1994. The record still stands at time of uploading

[@markjex9035]

Honest FANTASTIC young Lady 😊

[@patrickenright6094]

Sonia was a phenomenal athlete, we'll never see her likes again.

[@simonedwards5564]

Of course we will

[@patrickenright6094]

@@simonedwards5564 An Irish girl or British girl (like Paula) consistently in the mix for olympic medals over an eighth or ten period? Running world class times every year for a decade and being in the medals for every global championship that crops up? Its hard to see it, much as it's nice to be optimistic.

[@amyobrien9986]

100%

[@amyobrien9986]

Sonia breaking two world records 🫢

[@DASDmiser]

That backstretch and curve camera technique really puts the viewer into the race, very effective for middle distance races.

[@InAMinMaths]

This record lasted for 27 years. Only beaten in Sep 21.

[@cliffhere]

Go on ya Sonia :-D still unbeaten

[@sonyadarrenmonaghan572]

:)

[@munsterfloyd]

Sonia was denied various titles and olympic gold by drug cheats. What about those Chinese runners who came from nowhere and disappeared just as quickly and what about the Romanian (Tzabo) who beat Sonia for gold and was later found with a load of drugs in the trunk of her car. She is the greatest.

[@amyobrien9986]

100%

[@amyobrien9986]

Even the likes of Yvonne Murray and Paula Radcliffe were denied medals and admiration because of those druggies … it’s so unfair

[@amyobrien9986]

Love your comment .. bang on the money … it’s shocking

[@celticlofts]

@@amyobrien9986 : What was disgraceful was that the Chinese runners got to keep their medals.

[@adriangoals]

Love this coverage from ITV back then. :)

[@ruthk618]

The begrudging brits are unbelievable. He didn't have a word to say from 4.32 onwards. Bitter, and sad. Sonia for the win!!!!!!!!!

[@jimbojimjimbo]

Correct! The womens track records at 1500m & 3000m (and indeed 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m and 10000m) should all be scrapped. This is one of the few clean ones on the womens side, along with the marathon and 5000m and 400m Hurdles (i think).

[@kurtfrancis4621]

Pure speculation

[@JP-fd4vf]

I think you can add the 5000m and the 2000m to the suspect list now!

[@jimbojimjimbo]

The substances found in szabo's car were not illegal substances, they were undeclared. That was the problem. She was cleared of any wrongdoing.

[@douglasvarley3633]

I dont know if Szabo is a drug user or not but she is a total bitch. Remember her pety feud with Szekely. And mocking Szekely's looks when Szabo looks like an ugly hunchback troll, ROTFL! Not that I think Szekely is pretty but pretty dumb for someone as ghastly ugly as Szabo making fun of others looks and saying that is why they arent invited to more European meets.

[@munsterfloyd]

OK Szabo! So the drugs that were in her car were not for her own use, they were for someone else!!! OK!!! That makes sense.

[@sonyadarrenmonaghan572]

What 😳 😳

[@johnlawler5304]

@@sonyadarrenmonaghan572 Yeah Szabo was a junkie stole the Olympic gold from Sonia.

[@emu9520]

Greatest Irish athlete of all time And not a girl…a woman…spare us the patronising misogny

[@jimbojimjimbo]

Nope, Dibabba holds the world 5k record

[@JP-fd4vf]

Yes she does but she's almost certainly running enhanced therefore I don't take any notice of her times

[@bdfoxfire]

She is a woman , not a girl . will leave it at that .