Luke McCann (born 12 March 1998) is an Irish track and field athlete.
Career
In May 2021, in
Ostrava McCann lowered his
1500m
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personal best to 3:37.77. The following week, he lowered it again to 3:36.81 in
Montreuil.
In February 2022, he claimed the Irish indoor record over
1000 metres
The 1000 metres is an uncommon middle-distance running event in track and field competitions.
The 1000 yards, an imperial alternative, was sometimes also contested.
All-time top 25
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*i = indoor performance
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, in
Kentucky. In August 2022, McCann set a new Irish national record over 1000 metres outdoors, running 2:16.40 at the
Diamond League
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event in
Monaco. He qualified for the
2022 World Athletics Championships
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in
Eugene, Oregon
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As of the 2020 United States Census, Eu ...
through his ranking, however the Irish Athletics Association controversially chose not to select him.
In March 2023, he qualified from the semi-finals of the 1500m at the
2023 European Athletics Indoors Championships in
Istanbul. He finished tenth in the final. In August 2023, he was named as part of the Irish team for the
2023 World Athletics Championships
The 2023 World Athletics Championships ( hu, 2023-as atlétikai világbajnokság), the nineteenth edition of the World Athletics Championships, are scheduled to be held from 19 August to 27 August 2023 in Budapest, Hungary.
The city of Budapes ...
in
Budapest.
Personal life
McCann attends
University College Dublin.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:McCann, Luke
1998 births
Living people
People from Dublin (city)
Irish male middle-distance runners
Athletes from County Dublin