John Treacy
John Treacy is a retired Irish long-distance runner and former record-holder for the Irish 10km, whose record of 27:46 stood since 1985 until recently being surpassed by Efrem Gidey.
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John Treacy was the CEO of the Irish Sports Council who was initially skeptical about Wrottesley's Olympic ambitions.
‘Maybe some people saw me as a sort of playboy coming down from St Moritz’ – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2026-02-06
John Treacy ran in 1993, which was his last marathon.
Dublin still needs bigger carrot to attract top marathon runners – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-23
John Treacy is an Irish Olympian athlete who encouraged Fergal Mullen to move to the United States for his studies.
‘You’d have to have been a turkey not to have made money in venture capital in 1997’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-28
John Treacy's performance at the World Championships marked a turning point in his career.
Irish athletes’ performance at World Championships allows us to dream again – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-20
John Treacy held the national under-18 record for 3,000m before Cian McPhillips broke it.
The world 800m finalist who stayed at home and is finally hitting his potential – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-19
John Treacy claimed Ireland’s first medal at the European Under-20 level, winning bronze in the 5,000m in Athens in 1975.
Conor Kelly follows Rhasidat Adeleke’s path as he commits to University of Texas – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-08-10
John Treacy's senior boys 5,000m mark survived the weekend.
Seán Doggett sets 400m record to take gold at Schools Track and Field Championships – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-06-01
John Treacy set a long-standing Irish marathon record of 2:09:56 in 1984.
Peter Lynch reflects on his Irish marathon record – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-29
John Treacy held the Irish record for 10 miles since 1993.
Peter Lynch breaks Irish marathon record to finish third in Düsseldorf – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-27
John Treacy was involved in the studio analysis for the 1997 World Championships.
World Athletics Championships in Tokyo to return to RTÉ for the first time this century – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-24
John Treacy held the Irish 10km record since 1985, which was recently improved by Gidey.
Efrem Gidey targeting another Irish record at ‘the world’s fastest' 5km in Armagh – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-02-12
