This article is about the Irish middle distance runner. For the American politician, see Raymond Flynn.
Raymond P. Flynn (born 22 January 1957) is a retired middle-distance runner who 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.
While attending St Mel's College in Longford, Ireland,[3] 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 NCAAAll-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.[4] He still holds the ETSU records for the 1500 meters and mile, both indoor and outdoor.[5]
^"The Irish Times: A few went the extra mile". The Irish Times. 24 April 2004. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
^[3] The New York Times: N.C.A.A. Title Track Summaries. June 5, 1977. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
^ abNeil Amdur (7 February 1981). "The New York Times: PAIGE, NYAMBUI SET MARKS; COGHLAN TAKES MILE IN 3:53". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
^[4] Doug Binder. The Oregonian: Ray Flynn: I wish them luck. May 5, 2009. Accessed October 1, 2017.
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