Jack Raftery

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Jack Raftery
Personal information
Nationality Irish
Born (2001-04-26) 26 April 2001 (age 24)
Dublin, Ireland
Height201 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Sport
CountryIreland
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 400 m, 300 m, 4 × 400 metres relay
Club Donore Harriers
Coached byBrian Coombes, John & Emily Geoghehan, Paul Clarkin [1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests400 m: 44.98 s
800 m: 1:55.68
300 m (indoor): 33.27 s NR [2]

Jack Raftery (born 26 April 2001) is an Irish track and field athlete competing in sprinting events. [3] He holds an Irish record for the indoor 300 metres. [4]

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Career

He attended Castleknock College. [1] He currently attends Dublin City University. [5] He is a member of the Donore Harriers club. [6]

Raftery ran in the 400 metres at the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships Third Division (part of the 2023 European Games). [7] He also ran in the mixed 4×400 relay at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, [8] where the Irish team finished sixth. [9]

In 2024, he went to the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics as a non-running member of the 4 x 400m mixed relay team.

In June 2025, at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships in Maribor, Raftery moved to second in the Irish all-time list clocking a time of 44.98. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Club Interview Series 29 - Jack Raftery". 22 July 2020.
  2. "Jack RAFTERY | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org.
  3. "European Athletics". www.european-athletics.com.
  4. Dennehy, Cathal (17 February 2023). "Tall tale: six-foot-seven Jack Raftery the man to beat after sprint switch". Irish Examiner.
  5. ""I still don't think I'd be able to put it into words" - Jack Raftery". The College View. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  6. Staff, Echo (23 February 2023). "Raftery tops in 400m national senior indoor".
  7. Connacht, JoeNa (13 June 2023). "List of athletes & schedule : Irish Athletes at 2023 European Games". SportsNewsIreland.
  8. Reporter, Gazette (20 August 2023). "ATHLETICS: Team Ireland compete at the World Athletics Championships 2023". Dublin Gazette Newspapers - Dublin News, Sport and Lifestyle.
  9. Doherty, Oisin (19 August 2023). "Sixth placed finish for Ireland in 4 x 400m mixed relay at World Championship". Irish Mirror.
  10. "Ireland's Jack Raftery and Sharlene Mawdsley take centre stage at European Athletics Team Championships" . Retrieved 30 June 2025.