Mark Carroll (runner)

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Mark Carroll
Personal information
NationalityIrish
Born15 January 1972
Knocknaheeny, Cork
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Eventlong-distance
ClubLeevale Athletic Club

Mark Carroll (born 15 January 1972) is an Irish former runner who specialised in the 5000 metres. He was the 1991 European junior champion over 5,000m; 2000 European Indoor champion over 3,000m and won a bronze medal in the 1998 European Championships over 5,000m. He competed at two Olympic Games.

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Biography

Running for the Providence Friars track and field team, Carroll won the 1995 5000 meters at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in a time of 13:55.15. [1]

Carroll missed the 1996 Olympics due to injury and missed qualifying for the 5,000m final at the 2000 Olympics by one place. He finished 6th in the 2002 New York Marathon, but decided not to look to compete over that distance in the 2004 Olympics due to the heat and humidity in Athens. He has also been coaching other Irish athletes such as Gareth Turnbull since about 2005 and in 2008 was appointed US Athlete Manager for Athletics Ireland. In August, 2009 he was appointed head cross country coach at Auburn University. [2] Currently, Carroll serves at the Director of Track and Field at Drake University. [3]

Carroll won the British AAA Championships 1500 metres title in 2005. [4] [5]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 12th5000 m
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd5000 m
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 14th5000 m
2000 European Indoor Championships Ghent, Belgium 1st3000 m
2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal7th3000 m
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 6th5000 m
New York City Marathon New York, United States6thMarathon2:10:54
2005 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain9th3000 m

Personal bests

References

  1. ↑ "Mark Carroll". Runner's World. 2 August 2005. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  2. ↑ auburntigers.cstv.com
  3. ↑ "Mark Carroll Named Director of Track & Field and Cross Country - Drake University Athletics". 27 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 13 July 2025.


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