Luke McCann

Luke McCann
Personal information
NationalityIrish
Born (1998-03-12) 12 March 1998
EducationMasters in Mechanical Engineering with Business, University College Dublin, 2023
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Middle-distance running
TeamOAC Europe
Achievements and titles
Personal bests800m: 1:45.33 (Bellinzona, 2024)
1000m: 2:16.40 NR (Monaco, 2022)
1500m: 3:33.66 (Stockholm, 2024)
Mile: 3:52.70 (Copenhagen, 2024)

Luke McCann (born 12 March 1998) is an Irish middle distance track and field athlete from Glenageary, Dublin who specialises in the 1500 metres.[1] He represented Ireland at the 2024 Paris Olympics. He holds two Irish records over 1000 metres.

Career

In May 2021, in Ostrava McCann lowered his 1500m personal best to 3:37.77. The following week, he lowered it again to 3:36.81 in Montreuil.[2]

In February 2022, he claimed the Irish indoor record over 1000 metres, in Kentucky.[3] McCann signed a professional contract with On to compete for OAC Europe in June 2022.[4] In August 2022, McCann set a new Irish national record over 1000 metres outdoors, running 2:16.40 at the Diamond League event in Monaco.[5] He qualified for the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon through his ranking, however the Irish Athletics Association controversially chose not to select him.[6]

In March 2023, he qualified from the semi-finals of the 1500m at the 2023 European Athletics Indoors Championships in Istanbul.[7] He finished tenth in the final.[8] In August 2023, he was named as part of the Irish team for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.[9]

In May 2024, he ran a 3:34.32 personal best for the 1500 metres in Ostrava.[10] He finished second in the 1500 metres at the 2024 BAUHAUS-galan in Stockholm on 2 June 2024 to set a new personal best of 3:33.66.[11] He was selected for the Irish team for the 2024 European Athletics Championships in June 2024.[12] Later that month, he was runner-up at the Irish Championships in Dublin in the 1500 metres race.[13] He represented Ireland in Paris at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 1500 metres.[14] In September 2024, he lowered his 800 metres personal best to 1:45.33 in Bellinzona, putting him fourth on the Irish all-time list.[15]

McCann had an extended period away from competition due to injury that ruled him out for the entirety of the 2025 season. He returned in Dortmund at the Sparkassen Indoor Meeting, a World Athletics Indoor Tour Bronze event in February 2026, competing in the 1500m with a time of 3:40.85.[16] That month, McCann had a win at the World Indoor Tour Challenger meeting. in Ourense, Spain, running an indoor 800m personal best of 1:47.64 to take victory.[17] On 1 March, he was runner-up to Lughaidh Mallon at the Irish Indoor Athletics Championships in the 1500 metres.[18]

Personal life

McCann was awarded a UCD Ad Astra Elite Athlete Scholarship and graduated from University College Dublin with a Masters in Mechanical Engineering with Business.[19] His sister Jodie McCann is also a distance runner who has represented Ireland.[20][21]

References

  1. ^ "Luke McCann". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  2. ^ Dennehy, Cathal (25 June 2022). "Luke McCann now believes he belongs". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  3. ^ Dennehy, Cathal (14 February 2022). "I'm absolutely buzzing,' says Luke McCann after his 1,000m record run". Independent.ie. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  4. ^ https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/othersport/arid-40903463.html
  5. ^ Donovan, Shane (10 August 2022). "Luke McCann sets new 1,000m Irish record". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  6. ^ Dennehy, Cathal (8 July 2023). "I'm absolutely gutted' – Luke McCann and Kate Veale left disappointed by Athletics Ireland's World Championships 'quota' decision". Independent.ie. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  7. ^ O'Riordan, Ian (March 2, 2023). "Luke McCann survives 1,500m barge-fest in Istanbul as Andrew Coscoran misses out". Irish Times. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  8. ^ O'Riordan, Ian (March 2, 2023). "Luke McCann left to suffer as Jakob Ingebrigtsen again makes winning look easy". Irish Times. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Ciara Mageean and Rhasidat Adeleke headline Irish squad for World Athletic Championships". rte. August 4, 2023.
  10. ^ "Duplantis and Caudery defy conditions, De Grasse does double in Ostrava". World Athletics. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  11. ^ Johnson, Robert (June 2, 2024). "2024 Stockholm Diamond League Results – 2024 Bauhaus Galan Results". Letsrun. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  12. ^ Dennehy, Cathal (28 May 2024). "Ciara Mageean and Sarah Healy in 1-2 for Ireland at Ostrava 1500m as team is named for European Championships in Rome". Independent.ie. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  13. ^ Dennehy, Cathal (30 June 2024). "Rhasidat Adeleke smashes Irish 100m record while taking National Championships title". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Men's 1500m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  15. ^ https://www.rte.ie/sport/athletics/2024/0909/1469234-mawdsley-wins-in-switzerland-mccann-sets-new-pb/
  16. ^ "Irish Seniors Deliver Records, PBs and Big Performances Across a Packed Indoor Week". Run Republic. 9 Feb 2026. Retrieved 10 Feb 2026.
  17. ^ Dennehy, Cathal (23 Feb 2026). "Maeve O'Neill sets Irish indoor 800m record with victory in Boston". Irish Independent. Retrieved 24 Feb 2026.
  18. ^ Dennehy, Cathal (1 March 2026). "National Indoor Championships – Day 2: Nick Griggs claims 3000m prize as Kate O'Connor wins long jump gold". Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  19. ^ "UCD track star Luke McCann claims 1000m national record ahead of European Championships". ucd.ie. August 11, 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  20. ^ Dennehy, Cathal (6 June 2024). "'I was burnt out all the time from stress. I kept running for myself, but I was not able to achieve anything during that time'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  21. ^ Naughton, Lindie (28 November 2013). "McCanns boost family fortunes at Blackrock". Independent.ie. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
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