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The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Inside Mark English's life from girlfriend to rubbing shoulders with celebs on Late Late Show after latest Irish record
MARK ENGLISH yesterday smashed his own 800m Irish record as he continues to be in the form of his life at the relatively old age of 32. And he didn't just about sneak under his previous best time of 1:44.34 either as he managed to shave enough that 6 He clocked the time while running in the Netherlands Credit: @athleticsirelandofficial and @markenglish_ 6 Mark and girlfriend Erica taking in the Northern Lights while visiting Iceland Credit: @markenglish_ 6 Mark and sprint ace Israel Olatunde meeting Irish dancing legend Michael Flatley backstage in RTE Credit: @markenglish_ 6 Kerry GAA great Pat Spillane was also part of the line-up that evening Credit: @markenglish It's worth bearing in mind too that his previous top time was only set in Poland last week. Monday'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. 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. Just 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. Most read in Athletics The five-time European medallist trails only Sonia O'Sullivan in Ireland's all-time major championships medal table. His haul comprises of two bronze medals won at the European Outdoor Championships in 2014 and 2022 respectively. 'Next Usain Bolt' Gout Gout, 17, runs blistering sub-10sec 100m twice in same day There were a further two bronze won at the indoor equivalent in 2019 His sole 800m silver came in 2015 when the Indoors were held in Prague. The Donegal native has He made his bow on the greatest stage of all in Rio back in 2016 - making it to the 800m semi-finals. 6 Another pic from his and Erica's trip to Iceland where they took in its stunning scenery Credit: @markenglish 6 He has a degree in medicine from University College Dublin Credit: @markenglish It was a similar story last summer as his Paris journey ended at the semi-final stages after he came sixth. In the Covid-delayed Tokyo Games of 2021 he marginally failed to make it past the first round.
The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- 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
BBC News
3 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
English breaks Irish record in 800m win in Netherlands
Mark English became the first Irishman to break one minute 44 seconds in the 800m as he produced a superb run at the FBK Games in the 32-year-old recorded a new national record time of 1:43.92 in a brilliant win in the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold series on beat the record he had set just 10 days ago of 1:44.34 as he won in Bydgoszcz, two performances were an improvement on the previous record he also set of 1:44.53 in June 2024 in win is the Donegal athlete's third outdoor victory of the season after he also won at the Sound Running Track Fest meet in Los Angeles last March, English also won a European 800m bronze to take his European medal tally to on Monday, Orla Comerford won the Para-athletics women's 100m in a season's best time of 11.96 seconds, 0.06 seconds off the Paralympic bronze medallist's personal best.
