List of Irish records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in Ireland maintained by Athletics Association of Ireland (AAI)

Outdoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
100 m	10.18 (+1.9 m/s)	Paul Hession	23 June 2007		Vaasa, Finland
200 m	20.30 (+0.1 m/s)	Paul Hession	21 July 2007		Dublin, Ireland
300 m	32.47	Paul Hession	12 June 2008	Golden Spike Ostrava	Ostrava, Czech Republic
400 m	44.77	David Gillick	4 July 2009	Meeting de Atletismo Madrid	Madrid, Spain
500 m	57.91 [1]	Mark English	10 September 2016	Great North CityGames	Newcastle, United Kingdom	[2]
600 m	1:16.14	Mark English	26 May 2015	Golden Spike Ostrava	Ostrava-Vítkovice, Czech Republic	[3]
800 m	1:44.82	David Matthews	5 September 1995	IAAF Grand Prix	Rieti, Italy
1000 m	2:17.58	David Matthews	9 September 1996		Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
1500 m	3:33.5+	Ray Flynn	7 July 1982	Bislett Games	Oslo, Norway
Mile	3:49.77	Ray Flynn	7 July 1982	Bislett Games	Oslo, Norway
2000 m	4:55.06	Marcus O'Sullivan	10 July 1996		Nice, France
3000 m	7:30.36	Mark Carroll	4 August 1999	Herculis	Monaco
5000 m	13:03.53	Alistair Cragg	16 September 2011	Memorial Van Damme	Brussels, Belgium	[4]
5 km (road)	13:26	Alistair Cragg	1 April 2012	27th Carlsbad 5000	Carlsbad, United States	[5]
10000 m	27:39.55	Alistair Cragg	29 April 2007	Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational	Palo Alto, United States
10 km (road)	27:46	John Treacy	2 March 1985		Phoenix, United States
15 km (road)	42:47	John Treacy	26 June 1988		Portland, United States
One hour	19625 m	John Treacy	19 September 1987		Fontvieille Monaco
20 km (road)	57:42+	Martin Fagan	14 March 2009	The Hague Half Marathon	The Hague, Netherlands
Half marathon	1:00:49	Alistair Cragg	20 March 2011	New York City Half Marathon	New York City, United States	[6][7]
25 km (road)	1:17:34	Danny McDaid	2 May 1976		Ameln, Germany
		Neil Cusack	2 May 1976		Ameln, Germany
30 km (road)	1:34:05	Joseph Sweeney	13 February 2011	34th Groet Uit Schoorl Run	Schoorl, Netherlands	[8]
Marathon	2:09:15 a	John Treacy	18 April 1988	Boston Marathon	Boston, United States
	2:11:23	John Treacy	12 February 1990	Tokyo Marathon	Tokyo, Japan
24 hours	244.664 km	Eoin Keith	20 July 2013	Energia 24 Hour Race	Belfast, United Kingdom
110 m hurdles	13.30 (+0.6 m/s)	Peter Coghlan	7 August 1999		Hechtel-Eksel, Belgium
400 m hurdles	47.97	Thomas Barr	18 August 2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	[9]
3000 m steeplechase	8:24.09	Brendan Quinn	30 August 1985	Memorial Van Damme	Brussels, Belgium
High jump	2.30 m	Adrian O'Dwyer	24 June 2004		Algiers, Algeria
Pole vault	5.36 m	Brian McGovern	23 March 2013	ASU Invitational	Tempe, United States	[10]
Long jump	8.07 m (+1.4 m/s)	Ciaran McDonagh	21 August 2005		La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Triple jump	15.99 m (+1.4 m/s)	Samuel Okantey	2 May 2015	Rankin/Poehlein Invitational	West Lafayette, United States	[11]
Shot put	20.04 m	Paul Quirke	7 July 1992		New York, United States
Discus throw	67.89 m	Nick Sweeney	4 September 1998		Helsingborg, Sweden
Hammer throw	77.80 m	Declan Hegarty	28 April 1985	Mt. SAC Relays	Walnut, United States
Javelin throw	82.75 m	Terry McHugh	5 August 2000	London Grand Prix	London, United Kingdom
Decathlon	7882 pts	Carlos O'Connell	4–5 June 1988		Emmitsburg, United States
	10.89 (100 m), 7.50 m (long jump), 13.05 m (shot put), 1.92 m (high jump), 48.84 (400 m) / 14.59w (110 m hurdles), 41.70 m (discus), 4.40 m (pole vault), 54.96 m (javelin), 4:21.75 (1500 m)
3000 m walk (track)	10:58.47	Alex Wright	8 July 2014	63rd Cork City Sports	Cork, Ireland	[12]
5000 m walk (track)	18:59.37	Robert Heffernan	30 June 2007		Barcelona, Spain
10000 m walk (track)	38:27.57	Robert Heffernan	21 July 2008		Santry, Ireland
20000 m walk (track)	1:23:51.12	Bobby O'Leary	14 July 1991		Santry, Ireland
20 km walk (road)	1:19:22	Robert Heffernan	10 May 2008	IAAF World Race Walking Cup	Cheboksary, Russia	[13]
30 km walk (road)	2:07:48	Robert Heffernan	30 January 2011	Woodie’s DIY National 30k Walking Championships	Cork, Ireland	[14]
50 km walk (road)	3:37:54	Robert Heffernan	11 August 2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	[15]
4×100 m relay	39.26	Ireland John McAdorey Gary Ryan Tom Comyns Paul Brizzel	29 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
4×400 m relay	3:01.26	Ireland Brian Gregan Brian Murphy Thomas Barr Mark English	29 August 2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	[16]
Distance medley relay	9:24.10	Paul Robinson 2:52.8 (1200m) Brian Gregan 45.9 (400m) Mark English 1:46.7 (800m) Ciarán Ó Lionáird 3:58.7 (1600 m)	27 April 2013	Penn Relays	Philadelphia, United States	[17]
4×mile relay	15:49.08	Eamonn Coghlan Ray Flynn Frank O'Mara Marcus O'Sullivan	17 August 1985		Dublin, Ireland	[18]

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref	Video
100 m	11.40 (+0.8 m/s)	Ailis McSweeney	13 July 2010	Meeting international d'athlétisme de la Province de Liège	Liège, Belgium	[19]
	11.40 (+1.7 m/s)	Amy Foster	10 May 2014	NTC Pure Athletics Sprint Elite Meet	Clermont, United States	[20]
200 m	23.02 (+0.3 m/s)	Sarah Reilly	8 August 2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	[21]
300 m	37.07	Karen Shinkins	15 August 2001		Brasschaat, Belgium
400 m	50.73	Joanne Cuddihy	27 August 2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	[22]
800 m	2:00.58	Rose-Anne Galligan	26 July 2013	London Anniversary Games	London, United Kingdom	[23]
1000 m	2:34.66	Sonia O'Sullivan	3 July 1993		Lille, France
1500 m	3:58.85	Sonia O'Sullivan	25 July 1995	Herculis	Fontvieille, Monaco
Mile	4:17.25[24]	Sonia O'Sullivan	22 July 1994	Bislett Games	Oslo, Norway
2000 m	5:25.36	Sonia O'Sullivan	8 July 1994		Edinburgh, United Kingdom
3000 m	8:21.64	Sonia O'Sullivan	15 July 1994		London, United Kingdom
Two miles	9:19.56	Sonia O'Sullivan	27 June 1998		Cork, Ireland
5000 m	14:41.02	Sonia O'Sullivan	25 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
10000 m	30:47.59	Sonia O'Sullivan	6 August 2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany
10 km (road)	30:59	Sonia O'Sullivan	21 May 2000		Milan, Italy
15 km (road)	48:30	Catherina McKiernan	16 November 1997		Nijmegen, Netherlands
20 km (road)	1:11:04	Teresa Duffy	13 March 1999	20 van Alphen	Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
	1:03:52+ a	Sonia O'Sullivan	6 October 2002		South Shields, United Kingdom
Half marathon	1:08:54	Catherina McKiernan	27 September 1998		Grevenmacher, Luxembourg
	1:07:19 a	Sonia O'Sullivan	6 October 2002		South Shields, United Kingdom
25 km (road)	1:27:15	Monica Joyce	13 May 1989		Grand Rapids, United States
Marathon	2:22:23	Catherina McKiernan	1 November 1998	Amsterdam Marathon	Amsterdam, Netherlands
24 hours	225.508 km	Ruthann Sheahan	20 July 2013	Energia 24 Hour Race	Belfast, United Kingdom
100 m hurdles	12.65 (-0.5 m/s)	Derval O'Rourke	31 July 2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	[25]
400 m hurdles	54.31	Susan Smith	12 August 1998	Weltklasse Zürich	Zürich, Switzerland
3000 m steeplechase	9:28.29	Roisin McGettigan	28 July 2007	KBC Night of Athletics	Heusden, Netherlands
High jump	1.95 m	Deirdre Ryan	1 September 2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	[26]
Pole vault	4.60 m	Tori Pena	6 June 2013		Chula Vista, United States	[27]
Long jump	6.60 m (+1.0 m/s)	Kelly Proper	8 August 2010	Brussels Grand Prix	Brussels, Belgium	[28]
Triple jump	13.62 m (+0.9 m/s)	Taneisha Scanlon-Robinson	7 June 2005		Bratislava, Slovakia
Shot put	16.99 m	Marita Walton	2 April 1983	Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational	Palo Alto, United States
Discus throw	57.60 m	Patricia Walsh	7 July 1984		Dublin, Ireland
Hammer throw	73.21 m	Eileen O'Keeffe	21 July 2007		Dublin, Ireland
Javelin throw	54.92 m	Anita Fitzgibbon	27 July 2013		Dublin, Ireland	[29]
Heptathlon	5545 pts	Elizabeth Morland	28–29 May 2016		Dublin, Ireland	[30]
	100m H wind High jump Shot put 200m wind Long jump wind Javelin 800m 13.92 (+0.6) 1.70m 10.53m 24.95 (+0.6) 5.75m (+2.3)w 39.84m 2:21.22
3000 m walk (track)	12:34.71	Gillian O'Sullivan	11 June 2000		Castleisland, Ireland
5000 m walk (track)	20:02.60	Gillian O'Sullivan	13 July 2002		Dublin, Ireland
10000 m walk (track)	45:28.75	Gillian O'Sullivan	1 August 1998		San Sebastian, Spain
10 km walk (road)	43.22	Olive Loughnane	19 September 2009		Saransk, Russia
20 km walk (road)	1:27:22	Gillian O'Sullivan	1 May 2003		Sesto San Giovanni, Italy
4×100 m relay	43.84	Ireland Amy Foster Kelly Proper Sarah Lavin Phil Healy	16 August 2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	[31]
4×200 m relay	1:36.90	Ireland Amy Foster Stephanie Creaner Sarah Lavin Phil Healy	2 May 2015	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	[32]
4×400 m relay	3:27.48	Ireland Marian Andrews Joanne Cuddihy Claire Bergin Michelle Carey	2 September 2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	[33]

Indoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
60 m	6.61	Paul Hession	3 March 2007	European Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom
100 m	10.36	Paul Hession	27 February 2008		Tampere, Finland
200 m	20.75	Paul Brizzel	2 March 2003		Birmingham, United Kingdom
300 m	34.28	Robert Daly	9 February 2003		Cardiff, United Kingdom
400 m	45.52	David Gillick	3 March 2007	European Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom
			20 February 2010	Aviva Indoor Grand Prix	Birmingham, United Kingdom	[34]
500 m	1:00.93	Mark English	17 February 2016	Globen Galan	Stockholm, Sweden	[35]
800 m	1:46.82	Mark English	2 February 2014	Woodie’s DIY AAI Open Games	Athlone, Ireland	[36]
1000 m	2:20.2	Marcus O'Sullivan	25 January 1985		New York City, United States
1500 m	3:35.4+[37]	Marcus O'Sullivan	13 February 1988		East Rutherford, United States
Mile	3:49.78	Eamonn Coghlan	27 February 1983		East Rutherford, United States
2000 m	4:54.07	Eamonn Coghlan	20 February 1987	Los Angeles Times Invitational	Inglewood, United States
3000 m	7:38.59	Alistair Cragg	14 February 2004	Razorback-Tyson Invitational	Fayetteville, United States
5000 m	13:28.93	Alistair Cragg	14 March 2003	NCAA Division I Championships	Fayetteville, United States
50 m hurdles	6.56	Peter Coghlan	4 March 2001		Sindelfingen, Germany
55 m hurdles	7.21	Peter Coghlan	8 March 1998		Ithaca, United States
60 m hurdles	7.57	Peter Coghlan	26 February 1999		Blacksburg, United States
High jump	2.28 m	Brendan Reilly	5 March 2000		Reykjavík, Iceland
		Adrian O'Dwyer	24 February 2004		Budapest, Hungary
Pole vault	5.22 m	Brian McGovern	23 February 2012	Armory Collegiate Challenge	New York City, United States	[38]
Long jump	8.00 m	Ciaran McDonagh	14 January 2006		Blacksburg, United States
Triple jump	16.27 m	Colm Cronin	10 March 1978		Detroit, United States
Shot put	18.27 m	Sean Breathnach	6 March 2016	Leinster Indoors	Athlone, Ireland	[39]
Heptathlon	5560 pts	Joseph Naughton	2–3 February 2002		Tallinn, Estonia
	7.23 (60 m), 7.02 m (long jump), 13.90 m (shot put), 2.04 m (high jump) / 8.43 (60 m hurdles), 4.15 m (pole vault), 2:42.85 (1000 m)
Mile walk	5:39.75	Robert Heffernan	15 February 2014	Millrose Games	New York City, United States	[40]
3000 m walk	11:10.02	Robert Heffernan	2 February 2002		Cardiff, United Kingdom
5000 m walk	18:51.46	Robert Heffernan	26 January 2008		Belfast, United Kingdom
4x200 m relay	1:26.59	Ireland Gary Ryan Mark Howard David McCarthy Paul Hession	10 January 2002		Cardiff, United Kingdom
4x400 m relay	3:08.83	Ireland Rob Daly Gary Ryan David Gillick David McCarthy	7 March 2004	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[41]

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref	Video
50 m	6.44	Ailis McSweeney	26 February 2005	Meeting Pas de Calais	Liévin, France
60 m	7.30	Anna Boyle	3 March 2007	European Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom
100 m	11.91	Ailis McSweeney	27 February 2010	Florø Indoor Meet	Florø, Norway	[42]
200 m	23.17	Ciara Sheehy	2 March 2003		Birmingham, United Kingdom
400 m	51.58	Karen Shinkins	9 February 2002		Blacksburg, United States
800 m	2:02.54	Ciara Everard	10 February 2013	Woodie’s DIY National Junior and U23 Championships	Athlone, Ireland	[43]
1500 m	4:08.66	Ciara Mageean	6 February 2016	Weltklasse in Karlsruhe	Karlsruhe, Germany	[44]
Mile	4:28.40	Ciara Mageean	20 February 2016	Millrose Games	New York City, United States	[45]
2000 m	5:56.32	Monica Joyce	18 January 1985		Los Angeles, United States
3000 m	8:43.74	Mary Cullen	13 February 2009		Allston, United States
5000 m	15:17.28	Sonia O'Sullivan	26 January 1991		Boston, United States
50 m hurdles	6.80	Derval O'Rourke	3 March 2006		Liévin, France
60 m hurdles	7.84	Derval O'Rourke	11 March 2006	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	[46]
High jump	1.93 m	Deirdre Ryan	18 January 2009		Leverkusen, Germany
Pole vault	4.46 m A	Tori Pena	7 February 2015	New Mexico Classic	Albuquerque, United States	[47]
Long jump	6.59 m	Kelly Proper	6 March 2009	European Championships	Turin, Italy
	6.62 m #		23 January 2010	Vienna Gala	Vienna, Austria	[48]
Triple jump	13.28 m	Taneisha Scanlon	12 February 2005		Sheffield, United Kingdom
Shot put	17.06 m	Marita Walton	26 February 1982		New York City, United States
Weight throw	18.66 m A	Aloife Hickey	6 February 2015	New Mexico Classic	Albuquerque, United States	[49]
Discus throw	47.24 m	Clare Fitgerald	10 March 2012	World Indoor Throwing	Växjö, Sweden	[50]
Pentathlon	4043 pts	Elizabeth Morland	23 January 2016	Irish Championships	Athlone, Ireland	[51]
	8.56 (60 m hurdles), 1.76 m (high jump), 10.75 m (shot put), 5.74 m (long jump), 2.24.70 (800 m)
3000 m walk	11:35.34 #[52]	Gillian O'Sullivan	15 February 2003		Belfast, United Kingdom
4x200 m relay	1:37.43	Ireland Ciara Sheehy Martina McCarthy Derval O'Rourke Claire Bergin	10 February 2002		Cardiff, United Kingdom
4x400 m relay	3:34.61	Ireland Karen Shinkins Ciara Sheehy Michelle Carey Joanne Cuddihy	7 March 2004	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[53]

+ = en route to longer distance
A = affected by altitude
a = aided road course according to IAAF rule 260.28

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External links

• AAI web site
• Irish Athletics Records - Men Outdoor
• Irish Athletics Records - Women Outdoor
• Irish Athletics Records - Men Indoor
• Irish Athletics Records - Women Indoor
• Irish Athletics Records - Men Road
• Irish Athletics Records - Women Road