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Ireland
Career 1861 - 2026
Best year 1932
Total points 359
Best results 4x 1. Olympic Games
All-time rank
#47
10-year rank
#84

Ranking Development

Points distribution

Disciplines

Contests

YearContestDisciplineCategoryPositionPointsName
2026 European Championship 800m Men 1 4 Mark English
2026 European Championship 1500m Men 3 1 Andrew Coscoran
2025 European Indoor Championships 800m Men 3 1 Mark English
2022 European Championship 800m Men 3 1 Mark English
2019 European Indoor Championships 800m Men 3 1 Mark English
2018 European Championship 400m hurdles Men 3 1 Thomas Barr
2015 European Indoor Championships 800m Men 2 2 Mark English
2014 European Championship 800m Men 3 1 Mark English
2013 European Indoor Championships 3000m Men 3 1 Ciarán O'Lionáird
2013 World Championship 50 km walk Men 1 12 Robert Heffernan
2012 Olympic Games 50 km walk Men 3 6 Robert Heffernan
2010 European Championship 20 km walk Men 3 1 Robert Heffernan
2008 World Athletics Final 200m Men 2 4 Paul Hession
2007 European Indoor Championships 400m Men 1 3 David Gillick
2005 European Indoor Championships 3000m Men 1 3 Alistair Cragg
2005 European Indoor Championships 400m Men 1 3 David Gillick
2004 World Indoor Championships 4x400m Men 3 6 -
2003 World Indoor Championships 400m Men 3 2 Paul McKee
2000 European Indoor Championships 3000m Men 1 3 Mark Carroll
2000 European Indoor Championships 1500m Men 2 2 James Nolan
1998 European Championship 5000m Men 3 1 Mark Carroll
1993 World Indoor Championships 1500m Men 1 8 Marcus O'Sullivan
1991 World Indoor Championships 3000m Men 1 8 Frank O'Mara
1989 World Indoor Championships 1500m Men 1 8 Marcus O'Sullivan
1987 World Indoor Championships 3000m Men 1 8 Frank O'Mara
1987 World Indoor Championships 3000m Men 2 4 Paul Donovan
1987 World Indoor Championships 1500m Men 1 8 Marcus O'Sullivan
1985 European Indoor Championships 1500m Men 2 2 Marcus O'Sullivan
1984 Olympic Games Marathon Men 2 12 John Treacy
1983 World Championship 5000m Men 1 12 Eamonn Coghlan
1980 European Indoor Championships 1500m Men 2 2 Ray Flynn
1979 World Cross Country Championships Cross Country team Men 2 12 -
1979 World Cross Country Championships Cross Country Men 1 8 John Treacy
1979 European Indoor Championships 1500m Men 1 3 Eamonn Coghlan
1978 European Championship 1500m Men 2 2 Eamonn Coghlan
1978 World Cross Country Championships Cross Country Men 1 8 John Treacy
1976 USA Championship 1500m Men 1 2 Eamonn Coghlan
1975 World record - annual holding Half marathon Men 1 1 Derek Graham
1974 Boston Marathon Marathon Men 1 5 Neil Cusack
1974 World record - annual holding Half marathon Men 1 1 Derek Graham
1973 World record - annual holding Half marathon Men 1 1 Derek Graham
1972 World record - annual holding Half marathon Men 1 1 Derek Graham
1972 USA Championship 5000m Men 1 1 Mike Keough
1971 World record - annual holding Half marathon Men 1 1 Derek Graham
1970 World record - improvement Half marathon Men 1 8 Derek Graham
1970 European Indoor Championships 1500m Men 2 2 Frank Murphy
1969 European Indoor Championships 800m Men 3 1 Noel Carroll
1969 European Championship 1500m Men 2 2 Grigoriy Yegorov
1968 European Indoor Championships 800m Men 1 3 Noel Carroll
1967 European Indoor Championships 800m Men 1 3 Noel Carroll
1966 European Indoor Championships 800m Men 1 3 Noel Carroll
1958 European Championship 1500m Men 3 1 Ron Delany
1956 Olympic Games 1500m Men 1 24 Ron Delany
1932 Olympic Games Hammer Men 1 24 Pat O'Callaghan
1932 Olympic Games 400m hurdles Men 1 24 Bob Tisdall
1930 Commonwealth Games Hammer Men 2 2 Bill Britton
1928 Olympic Games Hammer Men 1 24 Pat O'Callaghan
1920 World record - annual holding Long jump Men 1 1 Peter O'Connor
1919 World record - annual holding Long jump Men 1 1 Peter O'Connor
1918 World record - annual holding Long jump Men 1 1 Peter O'Connor
1917 World record - annual holding Long jump Men 1 1 Peter O'Connor
1916 World record - annual holding Long jump Men 1 1 Peter O'Connor
1915 World record - annual holding Long jump Men 1 1 Peter O'Connor
1914 World record - annual holding Long jump Men 1 1 Peter O'Connor
1913 World record - annual holding Long jump Men 1 1 Peter O'Connor
1912 World record - annual holding Long jump Men 1 1 Peter O'Connor
1911 World record - annual holding Long jump Men 1 1 Peter O'Connor
1910 World record - annual holding Long jump Men 1 1 Peter O'Connor
1909 World record - annual holding Long jump Men 1 1 Peter O'Connor
1908 World record - annual holding Long jump Men 1 1 Peter O'Connor
1907 World record - annual holding Long jump Men 1 1 Peter O'Connor
1906 World record - annual holding Long jump Men 1 1 Peter O'Connor
1905 World record - annual holding Long jump Men 1 1 Peter O'Connor
1904 USA Championship 3000m hurdles Men 1 2 John Daly
1904 World record - annual holding Long jump Men 1 1 Peter O'Connor
1903 World record - annual holding Long jump Men 1 1 Peter O'Connor
1902 World record - annual holding Long jump Men 1 1 Peter O'Connor
1901 World record - improvement Long jump Men 1 8 Peter O'Connor
1895 World record - improvement High jump Men 1 8 James Ryan
1880 World record - improvement High jump Men 1 8 Patrick Davin
1873 World record - improvement High jump Men 1 8 Tom Davin
1861 World record - improvement 800m Men 1 8 Charlie Grey
Seven meeting records set on final night of Diamond League season

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WorldAthletics.org | 06.09.2026

A total of seven meeting records were set on the final night of the Wanda Diamond League season in Brussels on Saturday.

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Masai Russell breaks women's 100m hurdles world record with 12.09 at 2026 Zurich Diamond League

Masai Russell breaks women's 100m hurdles world record with 12.09 at 2026 Zurich Diamond League

Olympics.com | 27.08.2026

The Olympic champion took 0.03 off Tobi Amusan's mark with no wind at all, less than 40 minutes after Alison dos Santos set a world record of his own in Zurich.

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Britain’s Amy Hunt wins record 4th gold medal at European championships. ‘Mondo’ victorious again

Britain’s Amy Hunt wins record 4th gold medal at European championships. ‘Mondo’ victorious again

APnews.com | 17.08.2026

Amy Hunt won a record fourth gold medal in a single edition of the European championships when Britain clinched victory in the mixed 4x100 relay on Sunday.

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