Liam Reale (born March 16, 1983) is an

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middle distance runner who specializes in the

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

. As a younger athlete he finished fourth in 2000 m steeplechase at the 1999 World Youth Championships. He finished eighth in the 1500 m final at the

2006 European Athletics Championships The 19th European Athletics Championships were held in Gothenburg, Sweden, between 7 August and 13 August 2006. The competition arena was the Ullevi Stadium and the official motto "Catch the Spirit". Gothenburg also hosted the 1995 World Champions ...

. His personal best time is 3:38.65 minutes, achieved in May 2006 in Waltham. He was born in

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, and grew up in

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. He is a 2005 Graduate of Providence College.

References

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Athletic's Ireland Profile for Liam Reale
1983 births Living people Irish male middle-distance runners Irish male steeplechase runners {{Ireland-athletics-bio-stub