List of Irish records in athletics

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

Outdoor

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Men

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
100 m 10.17 (+0.1 m/s) Israel Olatunde 16 August 2022 European Championships Munich, Germany
10.08 (+2.0 m/s) Israel Olatunde 30 August 2025 BFTTA Open London, United Kingdom
150 m (straight) 15.66 (−0.4 m/s) Leon Reid 7 September 2019 Great City Games Newcastle, United Kingdom
200 m 20.30 (+0.1 m/s) Paul Hession 21 July 2007 Irish Championships Dublin, Ireland
200 m (straight) 20.66 (−0.4 m/s) Paul Hession 16 May 2010 Great CityGames Manchester Manchester, United Kingdom
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 Mark English 10 September 2016 Great North CityGames Newcastle, United Kingdom
600 m 1:15.71 Mark English 5 September 2015 Amsterdam, Netherlands
800 m 1:43.92 Mark English 9 June 2025 Fanny Blankers-Koen Games Hengelo, Netherlands
1:43.37 Mark English 12 August 2025 Gyulai István Memorial Budapest, Hungary
1:42.15 Cian McPhillips 20 September 2025 World Championships Tokyo, Japan
1000 m 2:16.40 Luke McCann 10 August 2022 Herculis Fontvieille, Monaco
1500 m 3:30.42 Andrew Coscoran 16 July 2023 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial Chorzów, Poland
Mile 3:49.77 Ray Flynn 7 July 1982 Bislett Games Oslo, Norway
Mile (road) 4:08.8 h Brian Fay 9 September 2023 Brașov Running Festival Brașov, Romania
2000 m 4:55.06 Marcus O'Sullivan 10 July 1996 Nikaïa IAAF Grand Prix Nice, France
3000 m 7:30.36 Mark Carroll 4 August 1999 Herculis Monaco
5000 m 13:01.40 Brian Fay 15 July 2023 KBC Night of Athletics Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
5 km (road) 13:26 Alistair Cragg 1 April 2012 27th Carlsbad 5000 Carlsbad, United States
10,000 m 27:26.95 Efrem Gidey 29 March 2025 The TEN San Juan Capistrano, United States
10 km (road) 27:43 Efrem Gidey 12 January 2025 10K Valencia Ibercaja Valencia, Spain
15 km (road) 42:47 John Treacy 26 June 1988 Cascade Run Off 15-km Road Race Portland, United States
One hour 19625 m John Treacy 19 September 1987 Monaco One Hour Fontvieille Monaco
20 km (road) 57:16+ Fearghal Curtin 14 September 2025 Copenhagen Half Marathon Copenhagen, Denmark
Half marathon 1:00:22 Fearghal Curtin 14 September 2025 Copenhagen Half Marathon Copenhagen, Denmark
25 km (road) 1:16:20+ Stephen Scullion 4 October 2020 London Marathon London, United Kingdom
30 km (road) 1:31:33+ Fearghal Curtin 18 October 2025 Gyeongju International Marathon Gyeongju, South Korea
Marathon 2:07:54 Fearghal Curtin 18 October 2025 Gyeongju International Marathon Gyeongju, South Korea
50 km (road) 2:49:13 Gary O'Hanlon 8 February 2020 Donadea 50 km Race Donadea, Ireland
100 km (road) 6:50:23 Ciaran McGonagle 24 March 2024 Anglo Celtic plate Perth, Scotland
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
200 m hurdles (straight) 23.19 (+2.0 m/s) Thomas Barr 18 May 2018 Great CityGames Manchester Manchester, United Kingdom
400 m hurdles 47.97 Thomas Barr 18 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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 IAAF African Circuit International Meeting of Algiers Algiers, Algeria
Pole vault 5.36 m Brian McGovern 23 March 2013 ASU Invitational Tempe, United States
Long jump 8.07 m (+1.4 m/s) Ciaran McDonagh 21 August 2005 Resisprint International Meeting 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
Shot put 20.93 m Eric Favors 27 April 2024 Throws U 2024 Series #1 Fleetwood, 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 2nd Mount St Mary's College Alumni Decathlon Emmitsburg, United States
100m Long jump Shot put High jump 400m 110m H Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
10.89 7.50 m 13.05 m 1.92 m 48.84 14.59w 41.70 m 4.40 m 54.96 m 4:21.75
3000 m walk (track) 10:58.47 Alex Wright 8 July 2014 63rd Cork City Sports Cork, Ireland
5000 m walk (track) 18:59.37 Robert Heffernan 30 June 2007 Grand Prix Meeting Barcelona, Spain
10,000 m walk (track) 38:27.57 Robert Heffernan 21 July 2008 Irish Championships Santry, Ireland
10 km walk (road) 39:15 Robert Heffernan 17 September 2011 A Coruña, Spain
20,000 m walk (track) 1:23:51.12 Bobby O'Leary 14 July 1991 Irish Championships Santry, Ireland
20 km walk (road) 1:19:22 Robert Heffernan 10 May 2008 IAAF World Race Walking Cup Cheboksary, Russia
30 km walk (road) 2:07:48 Robert Heffernan 30 January 2011 Woodie's DIY National 30k Walking Championships Cork, Ireland
35 km walk (road) 2:44:25 Brendan Boyce 5 March 2022 Race Walking Team Championships Muscat, Oman
50 km walk (road) 3:37:54 Robert Heffernan 11 August 2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom
4 × 100 m relay 39.26  Ireland
John McAdorey
Gary Ryan
Tom Comyns
Paul Brizzel 		29 September 2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia
38.88  Ireland
Michael Farrelly
Sean Aigboboh
Marcus Lawler
Israel Olatunde 		28 June 2025 European Team Championships Maribor, Slovenia
4 × 400 m relay 3:01.26  Ireland
Brian Gregan
Brian Murphy
Thomas Barr
Mark English 		29 August 2015 World Championships Beijing, China
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
4 × mile relay 15:49.08 Eamonn Coghlan
Ray Flynn
Frank O'Mara
Marcus O'Sullivan 		17 August 1985 GOAL National Sports Day Event Dublin, Ireland

Women

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
100 m 11.13 (+0.7 m/s) Rhasidat Adeleke 30 June 2024 Irish Championships Dublin, Ireland
200 m 22.34 (+1.8 m/s) Rhasidat Adeleke 14 April 2023 Tom Jones Memorial Gainesville, United States
300 m 37.04 Phil Healy 22 May 2024 Trond Mohn Games Bergen, Norway
35.38+ Rhasidat Adeleke 12 July 2024 Herculis Fontvieille, Monaco
400 m 49.07 Rhasidat Adeleke 10 June 2024 European Championships Rome, Italy
800 m 1:58.51 Ciara Mageean 25 May 2024 British Milers Club Grand Prix Manchester, United Kingdom
1000 m 2:31.06 Ciara Mageean 14 August 2020 Herculis Fontvieille, Monaco
1500 m 3:55.87 Ciara Mageean 8 September 2023 Memorial Van Damme Brussels, Belgium
Mile 4:14.58 Ciara Mageean 21 July 2023 Herculis Fontvieille, Monaco
2000 m 5:25.36 Sonia O'Sullivan 8 July 1994 TSB Challenge Meadowbank Stadium Edinburgh, United Kingdom
3000 m 8:21.64 Sonia O'Sullivan 15 July 1994 TSB Grand Prix Crystal Palace London, United Kingdom
Two miles 9:19.56 Sonia O'Sullivan 27 June 1998 Cork City Sports Cork, Ireland
5000 m 14:41.02 Sonia O'Sullivan 25 September 2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia
5 km (road) 14:55.4 Sonia O'Sullivan 1 September 2002 London, United Kingdom
10,000 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 Avon Running Global 10 km Championship 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 Great North Run, 22nd Edition South Shields, United Kingdom
Half marathon 1:08:54 Catherina McKiernan 27 September 1998 Route du Vin Half Marathon, 37th Edition Grevenmacher, Luxembourg
1:07:19 a Sonia O'Sullivan 6 October 2002 Great North Run, 22nd Edition South Shields, United Kingdom
25 km (road) 1:27:15 Monica Joyce 13 May 1989 River Bank Run, 12th Edition Grand Rapids, United States
Marathon 2:22:23 Catherina McKiernan 1 November 1998 Amsterdam Marathon Amsterdam, Netherlands
100 km (road) 7:07:16 Mx Caitriona Jennings 27 August 2022 IAU 100 km World Championships Berlin, Germany
100 miles 12:37:04 Mx Caitriona Jennings 9 November 2025 Tunnel Hill Trail Races Vienna, United States
24 hours 229.347 km Ruthann Sheahan 9 September 2012 World Championships Katowice, Poland
100 m hurdles 12.62 m (+0.5 m/s) Sarah Lavin 23 August 2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary
400 m hurdles 54.31 Susan Smith 12 August 1998 Weltklasse Zürich Zürich, Switzerland
2000 m steeplechase 6:13.50 Eilish Flanagan 13 June 2021 AAI Games Dublin, Ireland
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
Pole vault 4.60 m Tori Pena 6 June 2013 Chula Vista, United States
Long jump 6.68 m (+1.9 m/s) Elizabeth Ndudi 13 April 2024 Gary Wieneke Memorial Champaign, United States
Triple jump 13.62 m (+0.9 m/s) Taneisha Scanlon-Robinson 7 June 2005 International T&F Meeting Bratislava, Slovakia
Shot put 16.99 m Marita Walton 2 April 1983 Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational Palo Alto, United States
Discus throw 58.40 m Niamh Fogarty 27 April 2025 Oklahoma Throws Series Ramona, United States
Hammer throw 73.21 m Eileen O'Keeffe 21 July 2007 Irish Championships Dublin, Ireland
Javelin throw 54.92 m Anita Fitzgibbon 27 July 2013 Irish Championships Dublin, Ireland
Heptathlon 6297 pts Kate O'Connor 24–25 April 2021 Multistars Lana, Italy
100m H High jump Shot put 200m Long jump Javelin 800m
13.94 (−1.0 m/s) 1.80 m 14.23 m 24.94 (−1.2 m/s) 5.84 m (+1.3 m/s) 51.61 m 2:11.76
6487 pts Kate O'Connor 23–24 July 2025 Summer World University Games Bochum, Germany
100m H High jump Shot put 200m Long jump Javelin 800m
13.89 (−0.3 m/s) 1.83 m 13.76 m 24.33 (+1.2 m/s) 6.15 m (+0.3 m/s) 51.87 m 2:10.46
6714 pts Kate O'Connor 19–20 September 2025 World Championships Tokyo, Japan
100m H High jump Shot put 200m Long jump Javelin 800m
13.44 (±0.0 m/s) 1.86 m 14.37 m 24.07 (+0.2 m/s) 6.22 m (+0.8 m/s) 53.06 m 2:09.56
3000 m walk (track) 12:18.86 Kate Veale 23 July 2011 Tullamore, Ireland
12:08.34 Kate Veale 11 June 2011 Irish Junior Championships Tullamore, Ireland [citation needed]
5000 m walk (track) 20:02.60 Gillian O'Sullivan 13 July 2002 Irish Championships Santry, Ireland
10,000 m walk (track) 45:28.75 Gillian O'Sullivan 1 August 1998 International 10 km walk San Sebastian, Spain
10 km walk (road) 43.22 Olive Loughnane 19 September 2009 IAAF Walking Grand Challenge Saransk, Russia
20 km walk (road) 1:27:22 Gillian O'Sullivan 1 May 2003 IAAF Grand Prix Sesto San Giovanni, Italy
4 × 100 m relay 43.80  Ireland
Joan Healy
Phil Healy
Ciara Neville
Gina Akpe-Moses 		12 August 2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany
43.73  Ireland
Sarah Leahy
Ciara Neville
Lauren Roy
Sarah Lavin 		19 July 2025 London Athletics Meet London, United Kingdom
4 × 200 m relay 1:35.93  Ireland
Aoife Lynch
Kate Doherty
Sarah Quinn
Sophie Becker 		2 May 2021 World Relays Chorzów, Poland
4 × 400 m relay 3:19.90  Ireland
Sophie Becker
Phil Healy
Rhasidat Adeleke
Sharlene Mawdsley 		10 August 2024 Olympic Games Saint-Denis, France
4 × 1500 m relay 17:19.09 BMC Ireland
Maria Lynch
Elaine Fitzgerald
Pauline Thom
Sonia O'Sullivan 		24 June 2000 London, United Kingdom

Mixed

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
4 × 400 m relay 3:09.92  Ireland
Chris O'Donnell
Rhasidat Adeleke
Thomas Barr
Sharlene Mawdsley 		7 June 2024 European Championships Rome, Italy

Indoor

Men

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
60 m 6.61 Paul Hession 3 March 2007 European Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom
6.57 Israel Olatunde 19 February 2023 Irish Championships Abbotstown, Ireland
100 m 10.36 Paul Hession 27 February 2008 Tampere, Finland
200 m 20.64 Mark Smyth 11 March 2023 Leinster Championship Abbotstown, Ireland
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
500 m 1:00.93 Mark English 17 February 2016 Globen Galan Stockholm, Sweden
600 m 1:16.64 Mark English 4 February 2024 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Boston, United States
800 m 1:45.15 Mark English 8 February 2025 Millrose Games New York City, United States
1000 m 2:17.40 Luke McCann 12 February 2022 American Track League Louisville, United States
1500 m 3:33.40+ Andrew Coscoran 8 February 2025 Millrose Games New York City, United States
Mile 3:49.26 Andrew Coscoran 8 February 2025 Millrose Games New York, United States
2000 m 4:54.07 Eamonn Coghlan 20 February 1987 Los Angeles Times Invitational Inglewood, United States
3000 m 7:30.75 Andrew Coscoran 2 February 2025 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Boston, United States
5000 m 13:12.56 Andrew Coscoran 26 January 2024 BU John Thomas Terrier Classic Boston, 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
400 m hurdles 50.50 Thomas Barr 4 February 2018 AAI Games Dublin, Ireland
High jump 2.28 m Brendan Reilly 5 March 2000 Reykjavík, Iceland
Adrian O'Dwyer 24 February 2004 Budapest, Hungary
Pole vault 5.31 m Sean Brendan Roth 5 February 2021 Doc Hale Virginia Tech Elite Blacksburg, United States
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 20.18 m Eric Favors 27 January 2024 Astana Indoor Meeting Astana, Kazakhstan
Weight throw 22.45 m Declan Hegarty 24 February 1984 Boston, United States
Heptathlon 5560 pts Joseph Naughton 2–3 February 2002 Tallinn, Estonia
60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m
7.23 7.02 m 13.90 m 2.04 m 8.43 4.15 m 2:42.85
Mile walk 5:39.75 Robert Heffernan 15 February 2014 Millrose Games New York City, United States
3000 m walk 11:06.69 Alex Wright 2 February 2019 Irish Championships Abbotstown, Ireland
5000 m walk 18:50.70 Alex Wright 18 February 2017 Irish Championships Dublin, Ireland
4 × 200 m relay 1:26.59  Ireland
Gary Ryan
Mark Howard
David McCarthy
Paul Hession 		10 January 2002 Dublin, Ireland
4 × 400 m relay 3:08.83  Ireland
Rob Daly
Gary Ryan
David Gillick
David McCarthy 		7 March 2004 World Championships Budapest, Hungary
3:08.63  Ireland
Cillin Greene
Cathal Crosbie
Brian Gregan
Christopher O'Donnell 		20 March 2022 World Championships Belgrade, Serbia

Women

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
50 m 6.44 Ailis McSweeney 26 February 2005 Meeting Pas de Calais Liévin, France
55 m 7.09 Aoife Hearne 20 February 1999 Providence, United States
60 m 7.15 A Rhasidat Adeleke 20 January 2024 Dr. Martin Luther King Collegiate Invitational Albuquerque, United States
100 m 12.02 Anna Boyle 1 February 2006 Bath, United Kingdom
11.91 Ailis McSweeney 27 February 2010 Florø Indoor Meet Florø, Norway
200 m 22.49 A Rhasidat Adeleke 20 January 2024 Dr. Martin Luther King Collegiate Invitational Albuquerque, United States
300 m 36.42 Rhasidat Adeleke 11 February 2024 Millrose Games New York City, United States
400 m 50.33 Rhasidat Adeleke 25 February 2023 Big 12 Championships Lubbock, United States
800 m 2:00.58 Síofra Cléirigh Buttner 21 February 2021 American Track League Meeting #4 Fayetteville, United States
1000 m 2:40.01 Georgie Hartigan 19 February 2022 Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix Birmingham, United Kingdom
1500 m 4:01.62 Sarah Healy 15 February 2025 Keely Klassic Birmingham, United Kingdom
Mile 4:28.31 Ciara Mageean 26 January 2019 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Boston, United States
2000 m 5:56.32 Monica Joyce 18 January 1985 Los Angeles, United States
3000 m 8:30.79 Sarah Healy 8 February 2025 Millrose Games New York City, United States
Two miles 9:36.70 Roisin Flanagan 11 February 2024 Millrose Games New York City, 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
High jump 1.93 m Deirdre Ryan 18 January 2009 Leverkusen, Germany
Pole vault 4.45 m A Tori Pena 20 January 2012 Reno, United States
4.46 m A Tori Pena 7 February 2015 New Mexico Classic Albuquerque, United States
Long jump 6.59 m Kelly Proper 6 March 2009 European Championships Turin, Italy
6.62 m 23 January 2010 Vienna Gala Vienna, Austria
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 19.02 m Margaret Hayden 9 February 2024 Millrose Games New York City, United States
Discus throw 47.24 m Clare Fitgerald 10 March 2012 World Indoor Throwing Växjö, Sweden
Pentathlon 4781 pts Kate O'Connor 9 March 2025 European Championships Apeldoorn, Netherlands
60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m
8.31 1.84 m 14.32 m 6.27 m 2:11.42
3000 m walk 11:35.34 Gillian O'Sullivan 15 February 2003 Belfast, United Kingdom
4 × 200 m relay 1:37.43  Ireland
Ciara Sheehy
Martina McCarthy
Derval O'Rourke
Claire Bergin 		10 February 2002 Cardiff, United Kingdom
4 × 400 m relay 3:28.45  Ireland
Roisin Harrison
Sharlene Mawdsley
Phil Healy
Sophie Becker 		3 March 2024 World Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom

Mixed

Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
4 × 400 m relay 3:17.63  Ireland
Conor Kelly
Phil Healy
Marcus Lawler
Sharlene Mawdsley 		6 March 2025 European Championships Apeldoorn, Netherlands

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