Name: Oisin Lane
Club: Mullingar Harriers
Event: 35km Racewalking
Personal Best 35km: 2:31.53
Tokyo Schedule: Sat 13 September 00.00 hours
TOKYO RACE UPDATE
Oisin Lane finished 28th in the men's 35km in very hot and humid conditions in Tokyo. 45 athletes started the competition at 7.30am Tokyo time with the two Japanese athletes maintaining their presence in the leading pack. The Mullingar Harriers athlete raced conservatively over the initial stages, mindful of both the distance and the intense weather conditions. Oscillating between the 28th to 32nd position, he eventually settled at 28th for the final 3km. He was however chasing down Max Dos Santos (Brazil) who raced at the World Athletics Racewalking Tour in Dublin last December. Just as he did in Dublin, Dos Santos managed to remain one place ahead of Lane. The winner was Evan Dunfee (Canada) with Ciao Bonfin (Brazil) in second and Hayato Katsuki (Japan) finished third to the roaring applause of the delighted home audience. Incidentally Bonfin also raced in Dublin last December and finished second.
Background
Coached by his father Michael Lane, a former European Senior 20km competitor, the University of Limerick graduate has been race-walking through his juvenile years. Winning several National Championship titles many of them record breaking performances. His first foray into major championships began in 2018 when he qualified for the European u18 20km walk in Hungary, where he finished 13th in 47:00.13. The following year he finished an amazing 4th place at the EYOF in Hungary. Oisin has since then competed in the European u20, u23 and Senior Track and Field Championships. In December 2024 he raced his first ever 35km and followed this up with an astonishing 2:31.53 in Spain in March to qualify for Tokyo. This is his World Senior Championships debut.
International Majors
2018: European Championships u18 10km Gyor Hungary 13th
2019: European Youth Festival (EYOF) u18 10km Baku, 4th
2019: European Race-Walking Cup u20 10km, Lithuania 4th
2021: European Championships u20 10km, Tallinn, Estonia 6th
2023: European Championships u23 10km, Espoo, Finland 14th
2023: European Team Championships, Senior 20km, Czechia 22nd
2024: European Championships 20km, Rome 23rd
2025: World University Games, 20km Germany 11th
2025: World Championships Senior 35km, Tokyo 28th
Personal Bests
35km Walk: 2:31:53 9/3/2025
20km Walk: 1:23:06 27/7/2025
10,000m Walk: 40:25.99 29/6/2025
5,000m Walk: 19:34.40 18/2/2024
