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The Irish Sun
10-06-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
‘Phenomenal' Mark English breaks Irish 800m record yet again – and enters rarefied air in the process
MARK ENGLISH broke his Irish record with a sizzling run in the 800m in the Netherlands yesterday. The Donegal lad, 32, clocked a time of 1:43.92 to smash the record. Advertisement His existing record of 1:44.34 was set in Poland just last week. And yesterday's effort saw English come first in his run at the FBK Games in Hengelo. He saw off France's Yanis Meziane and Australia's Peyton Craig in doing so. Athletics fans were quick to hail his fastest-ever time as going under 1:44 is considered elite across the global 800m spectrum. Advertisement Read More On Irish Sport Paul Martyn labelled him "phenomenal". Similarly, John McCabe praised: "Running incredibly fast!!! Congratulations Mark!" Raheny Shamrock AC ace Orla Comerford also enjoyed success — winning the Para Athletics Women's 100m. Only last week English had eclipsed his own national record with a fine victory at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting in Bydgoszcz. He powered down the home straight in Poland to clock a winning time of 1:44.34, with his previous best of 1:44.53 set in Madrid last June. Advertisement Most read in Athletics The five-time European medallist trails only Sonia O'Sullivan in Ireland's all-time major championships medal table. English's victory was no surprise to his followers after a hugely impressive win at the Sound Running Track Fest in Los Angeles in May. 'Next Usain Bolt' Gout Gout, 17, runs blistering sub-10sec 100m twice in same day In that race he had posted a 1:44.75 time that pointed towards a big run in Bydgoszcz. 1 English is running better than ever at 32 Credit: @irishathletics Advertisement
The 42
09-06-2025
- Sport
- The 42
Mark English breaks Irish record with 800m win in Netherlands
MARK ENGLISH BROKE his own Irish 800m record tonight as he triumphed at the FBK Games in Hengelo in the Netherlands. The Donegal native set a new national record with his time of 1:43.92. Advertisement In the process English became the first Irishman to run under 1:44, as he ran clear of Yanis Meziane of France and Peyton Craig of Australia to win. The 32-year-old will race again on Thursday night in Oslo in the Diamond League. Tonight's result continues English's excellent form this year after claiming a bronze medal in March in the European Indoor Athletics Championships at 800m level. That achievement was also earned in the Netherlands in Apeldoorn and was the fifth European medal of his career.
The 42
30-05-2025
- Sport
- The 42
Mark English breaks his own 800m national record in Poland
MARK ENGLISH HAS broken his own Irish 800m record while winning at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meet in Poland. The Donegal star clocked 1:44.34 for victory in Bydgoszcz, securing automatic qualification for the World Athletics Championships in the process. English finished ahead of Croatia's Marino Bloudek (1:44.74) and Filip Ostrowski of Poland (1:44.96), who both ran personal bests in a highly-competitive race. Advertisement English's previous national record was 1:44.53, set in Madrid last June. 💥𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃💥 Mark English breaks his own Irish 800m record to take the win at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meet in Bydgoszcz, Poland 🙌 ⏱️1:44.34🔥 ℹ️Full result: *Record subject to ratification#IrishAthletics — Athletics Ireland (@irishathletics) May 30, 2025 This evening's performance follows on from a hugely impressive win in Los Angeles last weekend, where the 32-year-old posted 1:44.75. The now five-time European medallist has had a superb 2025 to date, with his European Indoor bronze in March seeing him trail only Sonia O'Sullivan in Ireland's all-time medal tally at major championships. Elsewhere at the same meet in Bydgoszcz, Cathal Doyle finished third the men's 1500m. The Dubliner clocked 3:34.67, earning coveted ranking points to improve his chances for qualification for the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in September. Jodie McCann, meanwhile, was eighth in the women's 1500m in 4:09.78.
