| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Irish |
| Born | 12 November 1997 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Middle distance running |
| Club | Clonliffe Harriers |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 800m: 1:48.51 (Belfast, 2023) 1500m: 3:33.15 (Paris, 2024) [1] Mile: 3:52.06 (Dublin, 2024) 3000m: 8:02.28 (Sheffield, 2024) |
Cathal Doyle OLY (born 12 November 1997) is an Irish middle distance runner. He is a multiple time Irish champion over 1500 metres. [2]
From Bettystown in County Meath, he runs for Clonliffe Harriers Athletic Club. [3] [4] He attended the University of Portland. He ran a sub-four minute mile at the Morton Mile in 2022 despite competing with a fractured elbow and broken wrist. [5]
Doyle won back-to-back outdoor titles in 2022 and 2023 over 1500 metres, [6] winning his first national senior title in a time of 3:59.36, [7] and his second in 3:40.11. [8]
He competed for the Irish team at the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships held in Chorzów, Silesia, Poland between 20 and 25 June 2023, finishing second in his 1500 metres in 3.43.36. [9]
In February 2024, he edged out Nick Griggs with a dive on the line to win the 1500m final at the Irish Indoor Championships at Abbotstown. [10] [11]
In June 2024, he won the Irish Championships 1500 metres title in Dublin. [12] He set a new personal best of 3:52.06 for the mile in Dublin, in July 2024. [13] He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 1500 metres, reaching the semi-final. [14]
He won the metric mile at the Irish Indoor Athletics Championship at Abbotstown on 23 February 2025. [15] He was named as part of the Irish team for the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn. [16]
