Sports management career (Flynn Sports Management)
In 1989,Flynn founded Flynn Sports Management (FSM),which grew into one of the largest agencies in track and field,representing many elite athletes. [12]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Irish |
| Born | 22 January 1957 Longford, Ireland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track |
| Event(s) | 1500 meters, mile |
| College team | East Tennessee State University |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 1500 metres : 3:33.5 Mile : 3:49.77 NR [1] 3000 meters : 7:41.60 [1] 5000 meters : 13:19.52 [1] |
| Updated on 1 October 2017 | |
Raymond P. Flynn (born 22 January 1957) is a retired middle-distance runner who today works as a sports agent. Over the course of his racing career, Flynn ran a total of 89 sub-four minute miles, with his best time (and current Irish mile record) of 3:49.77 on 7 July 1982 in Oslo, Norway at the Bislett Games Dream Mile. [2] He also held the Irish 1500 metres record for 41 years after running 3:33.5, in the same Oslo race.
In 1989, he founded Flynn Sports Management, among the biggest athlete management agencies in athletics. Flynn is also the current meet director of the Millrose Games. [3] [4]
While attending St Mel's College in Longford, Ireland, [5] Flynn won the 1500 meters at the Great Britain Championships against other high school runners, after which he earned an athletic scholarship to East Tennessee State University. At ETSU, he was a member of the 1975 team that won the USA Track & Field Cross Country Championship, and was an NCAA All-American in both track and cross country, finishing only 0.08 seconds behind Steve Scott in the 1,500 meter final at the 1978 NCAA Track & Field Championships. [6] He still holds the ETSU records for the 1500 meters and mile, both indoor and outdoor. [7]
On 30 April 1977, Flynn ran his first sub-4 minute mile at the Penn Relays in a time of 3:59.4. [8] In June of that year, he finished in last place in the men's 1500 meters finals of the NCAA DI Outdoor T&F Championships with a time of 3:42.90. [9]
On 6 February 1981, Flynn finished in second place at the Wanamaker Mile in a time of 3:53.8. [10] He had the lead in the last lap until he was passed by Eamonn Coghlan, who won in 3:53.0. [10] In 1985, Flynn was a member of Ireland's four-man squad along with Marcus O'Sullivan, Eamonn Coghlan, and Frank O'Mara, which set a world record time of 15:49.08 in the 4 x mile relay, in a charity fund-raising race in Dublin. [11] Flynn represented Ireland in the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympic Games, where he was a finalist in the 5000 meters.
| Meet director of the Millrose Games | |
|---|---|
| Assumed office 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Wetmore |
Since 2012,Flynn has served as the meeting director of the Millrose Games,a prestigious indoor track and field meeting at the Fort Washington Avenue Armory in New York City. [4]
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