Robert Heffernan
- Born
- Feb 28, 1978 (48 years old)
- Events
- 50 km Race Walk · 20 km race walk
Robert Heffernan is a Ireland race walker, born on February 28, 1978. He competes primarily in the 20kmW, 35kmW and 50kmW.
His personal bests include 1:19:22 in the 20kmW, 2:31:19 in the 35kmW, 3:37:54 in the 50kmW, 21:46 in the 5Kilometre and 11:09.08 in the 3000m-short-track. He has earned 14 gold and 2 bronze medals in major international competitions. He is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing Ireland.
As of Oct 28, 2026: 50 km Race Walk 3:37:54, 20 km race walk 1:19:22, 2017 season best 3:44:41 (Aug 13, 2017, Olympic Stadium, London (GBR)) · Last competition: IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Olympic Stadium, London, Aug 13, 2017, 3:44:41 · Olympic Games: 1 bronze · World Championships: 1 gold · National record (20 km race walk) · 48 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| World Championships | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Total | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20kmW | 1:22:40 | – | May 21, 2017 | Poděbrady European Race Walking Cup |
| 2017 | 50kmW | 3:44:41 | – | Aug 13, 2017 | IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Olympic Stadium, London |
| 2016 | 3000m-short-track | 11:18.65 | – | Jun 28, 2016 | Cork (IRL) |
| 2016 | 5000m-short-track | 19:19.83 | – | Jan 31, 2016 | – |
| 2016 | 5000m-short-track Indoor | 19:19.83 | – | Jan 31, 2016 | Bratislava (SVK) (i) |
| 2016 | 10Kilometr | 40:44 | – | Apr 24, 2016 | Murcia (ESP) |
| 2016 | 20kmW | 1:22:41 | – | Mar 19, 2016 | Dudince (SVK) |
| 2016 | 50kmW | 3:43:55 | – | Aug 19, 2016 | The XXXI Olympic Games |