Stephen Scullion
.jpg) Scullion in the 2017 London Marathon | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Irish / Northern Irish |
| Born | November 9, 1988 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Ireland |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | marathon, half marathon, 10000 metres, 3000 metres |
| Club | Clonliffe Harriers A.C. |
| Coached by | Stephen Haas |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | marathon: 02:09:25 |
Stephen Scullion (born 9 November 1988) is an Irish middle-distance and long-distance runner.[1]
Early life
Scullion was born in Belfast and attended Wellington College.[2]
Athletic career
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Scullion was selected for Northern Ireland at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the 1500m and 5000m, but missed out due to illness.[3] He competed in the 3000 metres at the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships and in the 10000 m at the 2018 European Athletics Championships.
At the 2019 Houston Marathon he finished tenth in a personal best, despite taking a wrong turn and being corrected by a member of the public. He qualified for the 2019 World Championships and for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4][5] Scullion finished second in the 2019 Dublin Marathon and eleventh in the 2020 London Marathon.[6][7][8]
References
- ^ "European Athletics - Athlete: Stephen Scullion". european-athletics.
- ^ O'Riordan, Ian. "Operation Transformation: from couch drunk to Tokyo Olympian". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Scullion ruled out of Delhi Games". September 29, 2010 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Stadium, Ian O’Riordan at Morton. "Stephen Scullion targets marathon in Doha after Santry success". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Athlete Profile". www.thepowerof10.info.
- ^ Kilraine, John (October 27, 2019). "Winner of Dublin marathon completes race in record time" – via www.rte.ie.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Leaderboard KM". London Marathon. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "Stephen Scullion takes more than two minutes off marathon PB to finish 11th in London". The 42. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
