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Martin Fagan (born 26 June 1983 in Mullingar) is an Irish retired long distance runner, who specialised in half-marathons and marathons. In 2012 he was banned for two years after testing positive for the banned performance-enhancing blood-boosting drug EPO.^[1] He made a comeback in early 2014 and managed to qualify for the marathon at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, but announced in June 2015 that he had decided in to retire from running.^[2]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Ireland
2005	European U23 Championships	Erfurt, Germany	5th	5000m	14:16.28
2005	European U23 Championships	Erfurt, Germany	4th	10,000m	29:39.20
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	11th	10,000 m	28:54.04
2008	Summer Olympics	Beijing, China	—	Marathon	DNF

References

^ "No distance left to run: Martin Fagan banned for two years by athletics chiefs". 12 January 2012. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |publisherthe score= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Ian O'Riordan: Rio Olympic qualifier Martin Fagan retires from running, The Irish Times, 24 June 2015

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[1] "No distance left to run: Martin Fagan banned for two years by athletics chiefs". 12 January 2012. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |publisherthe score= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2] Ian O'Riordan: Rio Olympic qualifier Martin Fagan retires from running, The Irish Times, 24 June 2015

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	'''Martin Fagan''' (born 26 June 1983 in [[Mullingar]]) is an [[Ireland\|Irish]] retired [[Long-distance track event\|long distance]] runner, who specialised in half-marathons and marathons. In 2012 he was banned for two years after testing positive for the banned performance-enhancing blood-boosting drug EPO.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thescore.ie/no-distance-left-to-run-martin-fagan-banned-for-two-years-by-athltics-chiefs-draft-330496-Jan2012/\|title=No distance left to run: Martin Fagan banned for two years by athletics chiefs\|date=12 January 2012\|website=\|publisherthe score=\|accessdate=2 August 2014}}</ref> He made a comeback in early 2014 and managed to qualify for the marathon at the [[2016 Summer Olympic Games]], but announced in June 2015 that he had decided in to retire from running.<ref>Ian O'Riordan: [http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/rio-olympic-qualifier-martin-fagan-retires-from-running-1.2261762 Rio Olympic qualifier Martin Fagan retires from running], The Irish Times, 24 June 2015</ref>		'''Martin Fagan''' (born 26 June 1983 in [[Mullingar]]) is an [[Ireland\|Irish]] retired [[Long-distance track event\|long distance]] runner, who specialised in half-marathons and marathons. In 2012 he was banned for two years after testing positive for the banned performance-enhancing blood-boosting drug EPO.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thescore.ie/no-distance-left-to-run-martin-fagan-banned-for-two-years-by-athltics-chiefs-draft-330496-Jan2012/ \|title=No distance left to run: Martin Fagan banned for two years by athletics chiefs \|date=12 January 2012 \|website= \|publisherthe score= \|accessdate=2 August 2014 \|deadurl=yes \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811072451/http://www.thescore.ie/no-distance-left-to-run-martin-fagan-banned-for-two-years-by-athltics-chiefs-draft-330496-Jan2012/ \|archivedate=11 August 2014 \|df= }}</ref> He made a comeback in early 2014 and managed to qualify for the marathon at the [[2016 Summer Olympic Games]], but announced in June 2015 that he had decided in to retire from running.<ref>Ian O'Riordan: [http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/rio-olympic-qualifier-martin-fagan-retires-from-running-1.2261762 Rio Olympic qualifier Martin Fagan retires from running], The Irish Times, 24 June 2015</ref>

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