Lauren Cadden

Lauren Cadden (born 7 June 2000) is an Irish sprinter.

Early life
From Skreen in County Sligo, she has four brothers and played Gaelic Football before concentrating on athletics. She attended Ursuline College Sligo and studied Health Science and Physical Activity at ATU Sligo.

Career
A member of Sligo Athletics Club, in February 2024, she was selected to run for Ireland at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow.

In April 2024, she lowered her personal best over 400 metres to 54.22 in Belfast. She later lowered it again to 53.38 to win the Irish Universities Championships hosted by Queen’s University at the Mary Peters track in Belfast.

She ran as part of the Irish women’s 4x400m relay team that qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas in May 2024.

She was selected for the Irish team for the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome. She ran as part of the women's 4x400m relay team that qualified fastest for the final, with the team ultimately going on to win silver.