Luke McCann

Luke McCann (born 12 March 1998) is an Irish track and field athlete.^[1]

Luke McCann

Personal information
Nationality	Irish
Born	(1998-03-12) 12 March 1998 (age 26)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	1500m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	1000m: 2:16.40 (Monaco, 2022) 1500m: 3:34.76 (Montesson , 2023)

Career

In May 2021, in Ostrava McCann lowered his 1500m personal best to 3:37.77. The following week, he lowered it again to 3:36.81 in Montreuil.^[2]

In February 2022, he claimed the Irish indoor record over 1000 metres, in Kentucky.^[3] In August 2022, McCann set a new Irish national record over 1000 metres outdoors, running 2:16.40 at the Diamond League event in Monaco.^[4] He qualified for the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon through his ranking, however the Irish Athletics Association controversially chose not to select him.^[5]

In March 2023, he qualified from the semi-finals of the 1500m at the 2023 European Athletics Indoors Championships in Istanbul.^[6] He finished tenth in the final.^[7] In August 2023, he was named as part of the Irish team for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.^[8]

Personal life

McCann attends University College Dublin.^[9]

References

1. "Luke McCann". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
2. Dennehy, Cathal (25 June 2022). "Luke McCann now believes he belongs". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
3. Dennehy, Cathal (14 February 2022). "I'm absolutely buzzing,' says Luke McCann after his 1,000m record run". Independent.ie. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
4. Donovan, Shane (10 August 2022). "Luke McCann sets new 1,000m Irish record". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
5. Dennehy, Cathal (8 July 2023). "I'm absolutely gutted' – Luke McCann and Kate Veale left disappointed by Athletics Ireland's World Championships 'quota' decision". Independent.ie. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
6. O'Riordan, Ian (March 2, 2023). "Luke McCann survives 1,500m barge-fest in Istanbul as Andrew Coscoran misses out". Irish Times. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
7. O'Riordan, Ian (March 2, 2023). "Luke McCann left to suffer as Jakob Ingebrigtsen again makes winning look easy". Irish Times. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
8. "Ciara Mageean and Rhasidat Adeleke headline Irish squad for World Athletic Championships". rte. August 4, 2023.
9. "UCD track star Luke McCann claims 1000m national record ahead of European Championships". ucd.ie. August 11, 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2023.