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| Nationality | Irish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 November 1997 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Cross country, Long-distance running | ||||||||||||||
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Jack O'Leary (born 4 November 1997) is an Irish long-distance and cross country runner. He was a silver medalist in the team race at the 2025 European Cross Country Championships. [1]
As a junior runner, O'Leary won the Leinster Schools Cross Country Championships in 2016. [2]
A member of the Athletics Ireland National Endurance Group, O'Leary set new personal bests over 5000 metres and 10,000 metres in 2025, and placed third over 5000m at the Irish Athletics Championships in 2025. [3]
O'Leary led the Irish men’s team to a silver medal at the 2025 European Cross Country Championships in Lagoa, Portugal on 14 December 2025, placing fifth overall in the men's individual race. [4]
He is from Westmeath and grew up on his family’s Lynn Lodge Stud farm in Killucan. [5] He had an athletics scholarship to study at Iona College in New York. His father Eddie O'Leary is the racing manager for Gigginstown House Stud. He is the nephew of Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary. His cousin is Irish rugby union player Rowan Osborne. [6] [7]
