Ray Flynn (athlete)
Irish middle-distance runner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Irish middle distance runner. For the American politician, see Raymond Flynn.
Raymond P. Flynn (born 22 January 1957) is a retired middle-distance runner who works as a sports agent. Over the course of his racing career, Flynn ran a total of 89 sub-four minute miles, with his best time (and current Irish mile record) of 3:49.77 on 7 July 1982 in Oslo, Norway at the Bislett Games Dream Mile.[2] He also held the Irish 1500 metres record for 41 years after running 3:33.5, in the same Oslo race.
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Nationality | Irish |
Born | (1957-01-22) 22 January 1957 (age 67) Longford, Ireland |
Sport | |
Sport | Track |
Event(s) | 1500 meters, mile |
College team | East Tennessee State University |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 1500 metres: 3:33.5 Mile: 3:49.77 (NR)[1] 3000 meters: 7:41.60[1] 5000 meters: 13:19.52[1] |
Updated on 1 October 2017 |
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