Emily Maher
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 May 1981 |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 60m, 100 m, 200 m |
| Club | KHC |
Emily Maher (born 2 May 1981 in Kilkenny) is an Irish retired athlete who specialised in the sprinting events.[2] She represented her country at the 2000 Summer Olympics, as well as the 2006 World Indoor Championships. She won the sprint double, 100m and 200m at the World Youth Olympics in Moscow 1998. Emily was coached by Linford Christie and is the first Irish person to reach a sprint final at a major championship (World Juniors Chile 1999)