Martin Fagan

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Martin Fagan (born June 26, 1983 in Mullingar ) is an Irish long-distance runner .

Life

After running the 3000 m in 8: 12.17 min as a 17-year-old , he received a scholarship at Providence College .

In 2005 he was Irish champion over 5000 m and the following year he was eleventh over 10,000 m at the European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg . In 2007 he again won the national title over 5000 m and in early 2008 he came in 13th place in his debut over the 42.195 km distance at the Dubai Marathon . With his time of 2:14:06 h he qualified for the marathon of the Olympic Games in Beijing , where he had to retire shortly before km 40 due to an injury. Also in 2008 he was Irish champion over 10,000 m, sixth in the Great North Run and second in the Great South Run .

In 2009 he broke the 21-year-old national half-marathon record of John Treacy in fifth at the CPC Loop The Hague with 1:00:57 h , and in 2010 he was fourth in the half-marathon competition of the Mardi Gras Marathon and won the Great Ireland Run .

In 2011 the Chicago Marathon looked for a long time as if he could significantly improve his personal record, but he collapsed shortly before the finish due to dehydration . On December 10, 2011, a doping sample was taken from Fagan in which erythropoietin was found. Fagan refrained from opening the B sample and admitted the doping offense , for which he was suspended for two years until December 9, 2013. He confessed to having obtained the substance online and explained his abuse with depression , which he had long been treated for, and pressure to meet the Olympic norm after quitting the Chicago Marathon.

Martin Fagan is 1.84 m tall and weighs 68 kg. After graduating, he moved to Flagstaff ( Arizona ), where he is coached by Greg McMillan. He starts for the Mullingar Harriers and was looked after by Flynn Sports Management .

Personal bests

  • 3000 m: 8: 04.19 min, July 2nd, 2005, Cork
    • Hall: 7: 55.06 min, January 27, 2007, Boston
  • 5000 m: 13: 39.62 min, April 13, 2006, Walnut
    • Hall: 13: 55.02 min, February 23, 2007, Boston
  • 10,000 m: 27: 58.48 min, April 24, 2009, Berkeley
  • Half marathon: 1:00:57 h, March 14, 2009, The Hague
  • Marathon: 2:14:06 h, January 18, 2008, Dubai

Web links

Footnotes

  1. ^ Friars.com: Player Bio: Martin Fagan
  2. ^ IAAF: Fagan and Murray nab 10Km victories in Dublin ( Memento of April 22, 2010 in the Internet Archive ). April 19, 2010
  3. ^ Ian O'Riordan: Fagan faces ban after failing drugs test . In: The Irish Times . January 14, 2012
  4. ^ Ian O'Riordan: Relief to fore as athlete admits his race is run . January 16, 2012
  5. ↑ Ian O'Riordan: "Injecting myself, thinking this is how the junkie feels" . January 16, 2012
  6. ↑ Athlete portrait  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the Flynn Sports Management website@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.flynnsportsmanagement.com  
personal data
SURNAME Fagan, Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish long distance runner
DATE OF BIRTH June 26, 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH Mullingar