Irish Times article on Mark English...

The Irish Times had a recent piece recently on 20 year old Mark English, one of the up and coming stars in Irish Athletics. 

Last May, Mark English won the 800 metres at the Flanders International meeting in Oordegem, Belgium, in a time of 1:45.77 improving his own Irish junior record by over a second. This was just 0.17 seconds short of the Olympic 'A' standard for the London Games. It also makes him the fifth fastest on the Irish all-time senior list, forcing Marcus O’Sullivan, with his best of 1:45.87, down to sixth.

800 Metres....Top Six Irish men
1 1.44.82 David Matthews 09.04.74 3 Rieti ITA 05.09.95
2 1.45.32 James McIlroy 30.12.76 4 Nice FRA 16.07.98
3 1.45.41 Thomas Chamney 16.04.84 3 Oslo NOR 03.07.09
4 1.45.59 David Campbell 28.01.82 4 Oslo NOR 03.07.09
5 1.45.77 Mark  English 18.03.93 1 Oordedgem BEL 26.05.12
6 1.45.87 Marcus O'Sullivan 22.12.61 3 Berlin GER 23.08.85

The article was written by Ian O'Riordan and you can read it HERE