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
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