Mark English
Mark English is a former Irish middle-distance runner known for setting the national record in the 800m, which Cian McPhillips recently came close to breaking during a race at the Boston Valentine’s Meeting.
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Mark English secured the required 800m time, lowering his Irish record to 1:44.65.
Qualification for World Indoors already heating up as Cian McPhillips now primed for Millrose Games 800m – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2026-01-27
Mark English has kicked off his 2026 season in record-breaking style by lowering his own national 600m indoor record.
Mark English lowers national indoor 600m record in first outing since World Championships – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-01-15
Mark English won bronze in the 800m at the European Indoor Championships.
25 medals and the athletes who won them – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-24
Cian McPhillips took the Irish record from Mark English during his semi-final run.
Cian McPhillips reflects on groundbreaking World Championships 800m runs – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-21
Mark English's record was taken by Cian McPhillips, who just missed out on making the final.
Kate O’Connor and Cian McPhillips look to turn big dreams into medals at World Championships – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-19
Mark English is an Irish athlete who was pressed by Cian McPhillips during a race.
The world 800m finalist who stayed at home and is finally hitting his potential – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-19
Mark English ended up third in the first semi-final after making a bold move to the front.
Cian McPhillips qualifies for 800m World Championships final – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-18
Mark English is a five-time European 800m medallist and is competing in his seventh successive World Championships.
Cian McPhillips and Mark English capable of making 800m history at World Athletics Championships – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-18
Mark English has enjoyed the season of his life, breaking his own Irish 800m record three times.
Sarah Healy poised for thrilling 1,500m World Championships showdown after final reprieve – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-16
Mark English has found consistency and looks like he belongs in the top places.
Irish athletes head to Tokyo under the radar, but don’t write them off – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-12
Mark English wins the 800m at the World Athletics Continental Tour in Beijing.
Mark English wins 800m at World Athletics Continental Tour in Beijing – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-07
Mark English is competing in the 800m.
Three more added to Ireland’s final squad for World Athletics Championships – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-01
English recently broke his own Irish 800m record and is in excellent form leading up to Tokyo.
What do Ireland’s medal prospects look like at the World Athletics Championships? – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-08-20
Mark English achieved a remarkable victory in the 800m at the National Track and Field Championships.
How the teen phenom Cooper Lutkenhaus broke my understanding of athletics – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-08-10
Mark English claimed the 800m title at the National Championships.
Mark English claims 800m title over Cian McPhillips at National Championships – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-08-04
Mark English is a seasoned athlete with eight outdoor titles and was the fastest qualifier in the men's 800m heats.
Sharlene Mawdsley pips Sarah Lavin to 200m title at National Championships – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-08-02
Mark English clocked 1:44.07 in the men’s 800m.
Nick Griggs wins silver at European Under-23 Championships in Norway – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-07-19
Mark English continued his rich vein of form with a sixth-place finish in the 800m at the Diamond League in Paris.
Sarah Healy produces lifetime best to take second in 1,500m at Diamond League in Paris – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-06-21
Mark English ran the fastest times of his life 13 years later.
Rhasidat Adeleke yet to hit her stride in 2025, but that might be exactly how she’s planned it – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-06-14
Mark English was running soon afterwards in a stacked 800m, and after his Irish record-breaking exploits over the last two weeks, this time had to settle for seventh place in 1:44.33.
Rhasidat Adeleke finishes fourth in Diamond League 400m race in Oslo – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-06-12Mark English became the first Irish athlete to break the 1:44-barrier in the 800 metres.
Mark English moves into world-class territory as he lowers Irish 800m record – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-06-10
Mark English improved his own Irish 800m record at the Continental Tour Gold meeting.
Seán Doggett sets 400m record to take gold at Schools Track and Field Championships – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-06-01
Fr Mark English was delighted to be present for the conclave.
Irish priests among stunned faithful in St Peter’s Square as Pope Leo XIV emerges – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-05-08
Mark English fell from podium to world class despite his recent bronze medal in the 800m indoors.
Anomalies remain around the awarding of Sport Ireland grants – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-29
Mark English was hoping to compete in the 800m but withdrew due to illness.
‘When people get medals, you think it just makes it a bit more possible for everyone’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-20
Mark English is one of the Irish medal winners from Apeldoorn competing at the World Indoors in Nanjing.
Your handy guide to sport on television – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-16
Mark English has withdrawn from the World Indoor Championships due to illness.
Ireland’s Nicola Tuthill wins under-23 hammer gold at European Throwing Cup – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-16
Both Mark English and Cian McPhillips also go in the semi-finals of the 800m.
Ireland’s Orla Comerford wins 60m event at European Indoor Championships – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-08
Mark English is set to compete in the semi-finals of the 800m.
Ireland’s Orla Comerford wins European Indoor Championships gold medal – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-08Mark English has been in scintillating form this indoor season, breaking his own Irish record over 800m.
Irish women have real medal-winning potential at European Indoor Championships this weekend – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-08