Emma Hickey

Emma Hickey is an Irish middle- and long-distance and cross country runner. She was a medalist at the 2025 European Cross Country Championships.

Career

From County Wexford, Hickey attended St Mary's Secondary School, New Ross. She is a member of United Striders Athletic Club in New Ross.
In May 2025, Hickey ran 21-seconds below the Irish Intermediate Girls 3000 metres record to win the All-Ireland Schools Track and Field Championships. She was subsequently selected to represent Ireland at the 2025 European Youth Olympic Festival in Skopje, North Macedonia in July 2025, to compete over 3000 metres.
Hickey won the Irish under-20 National Cross Country Championships in 2025. She was selected to represent Ireland at the 2025 European Cross Country Championships in Portugal in December 2025, where she won a bronze medal in the under-20 race at the age of 16 years old.