Stephen Scullion (born 9 November 1988) is an Irish middle-distance and long-distance runner.

Early life

Scullion was born in

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and attended

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Athletic career

Scullion was selected for

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at the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...

in the 1500m and 5000m, but missed out due to illness. He competed in the 3000 metres at the

2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships The 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at Scandinavium and Svenska Mässan in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 1–3 March 2013. Bidding process The decision to grant the event for Gothenburg was made by the European Athletics Council a ...

and in the 10000 m at the

2018 European Athletics Championships The 2018 European Athletics Championships were held in Berlin, Germany, from 6 to 12 August 2018. The championships were part of the first European Championships with other events happening in the United Kingdom. For the second Championships in a ...

. At the 2019

Houston Marathon The Houston Marathon is an annual marathon usually held every January in Houston, Texas, United States, since 1972. With thousands of runners and spectators, it is the largest single day sporting event in the city. It is run concurrently wi ...

he finished tenth in a personal best, despite taking a wrong turn and being corrected by a member of the public. He qualified for the 2019 World Championships and for the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

. Scullion finished second in the 2019

Dublin Marathon The Dublin Marathon is an annual 26.2 mile (42.2 km) road marathon in Dublin, Ireland, held on the last Sunday in October. Prior to 2016, the race took place on the last Monday in October, which is a public holiday in Ireland. Held each year ...

and eleventh in the

2020 London Marathon The 2020 London Marathon was the 40th running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on 4 October 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the race was postponed from 26 April and only allowed elite participants; th ...

. He competed in the men's marathon at the

held in Tokyo, Japan, but did not finish the race. He represented Northern Ireland at the

2022 Commonwealth Games The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmingham, England bet ...

where he finished 10th in the men's marathon event.

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* * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Scullion, Stephen 1988 births Living people Athletes from the Republic of Ireland Irish male long-distance runners Irish male marathon runners Athletes from Belfast People educated at Wellington College Belfast Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Northern Ireland Olympic male marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Ireland 20th-century Irish people 21st-century Irish people Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games