Andrew Coscoran Explained

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Andrew Coscoran
Nationality:Irish
Birth Date:18 June 1996
Hometown:Balbriggan
Education:Saint Mary's Diocesan High School
Country:Ireland
Sport:Athletics
Event:1500 metres
Club:SOS
Coach:Feidhlim Kelly

Andrew Coscoran (born 18 June 1996)[1] is an Irish athlete who specializes in middle distance running.[2]

In 2022, he became the Irish national record holder over the 1500 metres, and went on to set Irish national records indoors in the 1500 metres, mile run, 3000 metres and 5000 metres. He has represented Ireland at multiple major championships, including the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games.

Early life

Coscoran is from Balbriggan and attended Saint Mary's Diocesan High School in Drogheda. He joined Star of the Sea AC in 2010 as a teenager and quickly developed a passion for middle distance running.[3] Aged 18 years old he was awarded an athletic scholarship to attend Florida State University.[4] Coscoran returned, however, to Ireland to study at Dublin City University and has had marked success with Dublin Track Club and coach Feidhlim Kelly.[5]

Career

Coscoran won the 2020 Irish Indoor Championships in the 1500 metres. In 2021, he took the national outdoor title, and ran new personal bests throughout the year. He was selected for the Irish team at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics.[6] [7] [8] Coscoran progressed to the semi-finals of the men's 1500 m in Tokyo, where he placed 10th in his race with a time of 3:35.84.[9]

In August 2022, Coscoran qualified for the final of the 1500 m event at the 2022 European Athletics Championships held in Munich, Germany, where he finished ninth.[10]

2023

On 25 February 2023, the 26-year-old broke Marcus O'Sullivan's 35-year-old Irish indoor 1500 m record with a time of 3:33:49 for third at the World Tour Indoor Final in Birmingham. He was also 0.01 seconds inside Ray Flynn's national outdoor mark from 1982.[11]

In July 2023, Coscoran lowered his own Irish record to 3:30.42 at the Diamond League event in Silesia.[12] Selected for the 1500m at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, he reached the semi-finals.[13]

In December 2023, Coscoran ran a personal best time over 10,000m in Melbourne, running 27:56.34 to win the Zatopek 10k.[14]

2024

In January 2024, he ran a new Irish 5000m national record of 13:12.56 in Boston, Massachusetts.[15]

He was selected for the Irish team for the 2024 European Athletics Championships where he qualified for the final of the 1500 metres and finished in 13th place.[16] [17] He lowered his personal best for the mile to 3:50.49 at the London Athletics Meet on 20 July 2024.[18] He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 1500 metres.[19]

2025

On 2 February 2025, he ran a national indoor record 7:30.75 over 3000 metres to improve the previous Irish indoor record by eight seconds at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix.[20] Later that month, he ran an Irish record of 3:49.26 in the Wanamaker Mile at the Millrose Games in New York City. In setting this record, he also improved his Irish record in the indoor 1500 metres.[21] He was included for the 3000 metres as part of the Irish team for the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, where he qualified for the final, placing sixth overall.[22] [23] Later that month, he was selected for the 1500 metres and 3000 metres races at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing.[24] He finished in sixth place in the 3000 metres.[25] In May 2025, he won the men's 3000 metres in the 2025 Grand Slam Track event in Miami, ahead of Grant Fisher and George Mills.[26] He won the 5000m and second behind Cathal Doyle in the 1500m at the 2025 Irish Athletics Championships.[27]

In September 2025, he was finalist over 1500 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, placing twelfth.[28] [29] He also competed over 5000 metres in Tokyo, without from the semi-finals.[30] He was selected to compete in the mixed team relay at the 2025 European Cross Country Championships in Portugal.[31]

2026

On 24 January 2026, Coscoran ran the 3000 metres indoors in 7:30.97 to finish runner-up to Cam Myers at the Indoor Grand Prix, in Boston.[32] The following week, he ran 3:49.54 to finish fifth in the Wanamaker Mile at the Millrose Games in New York, just 0.28 seconds outside his personal best set at the same event the previous year, and his second fastest indoor mile.[33] On 19 February, he lowered the Irish indoor national record for the 1500 metres to 3:33.09 in Liévin, France.[34] On 1 March 2026, he placed eighth in the 3000 metres at the Irish Indoor Athletics Championships having been involved in a racing incident with Darragh McElhinney from which Coscoran fell, when well placed with 100 metres to go.[35]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andrew COSCORAN – Athlete Profile . . 1 January 2023.
  2. Web site: Andrew COSCORAN . WorldAthletics.org . . 2021-07-13.
  3. Web site: Meade . Brendan . He Dared to Dream – the story of Andrew Coscoran's Olympic Odyssey. – Star of the Sea AC . 24 July 2021 . 2021-08-03 . en-GB.
  4. Web site: TheJournal.ie - The Dubliner targeting a 38-year-old Irish record in a second chance at elite athletics - but Olympic hopeful is back on track . 2021-08-03 . independent . 17 February 2020 . en.
  5. News: O'Riordan . Ian . Tokyo 2020: Team Ireland profiles - Andrew Coscoran (Athletics) . 2021-08-03 . . en.
  6. Web site: Healy, Coscoran bolster Tokyo hopes at National C'ships . 2021-07-13 . amp.rte.ie.
  7. News: Andrew Coscoran puts himself back in the mix for Tokyo Games . 2021-07-13 . The Irish Times.
  8. News: 'Dream come true' - 11 athletes join the automatic Irish qualifiers . 2021-07-13 . The Irish Times.
  9. Web site: Athletics - Semi-Final 1 Results . Tokyo 2020 Olympics . . 5 August 2021 . 5 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210805172304/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-men-s-1500m-sfnl-000100-.htm . dead.
  10. Web site: Ninth for Andrew Coscoran as scorching Ingebrigtsen dominates 1500m. the42.ie. August 18, 2022. February 25, 2023.
  11. News: O'Riordan . Ian . 26 February 2023 . Rhasidat Adeleke breaks Irish 400m record with second fastest time in world this year . 26 February 2023 . . en.
  12. Web site: Andrew Coscoran lowers his 1500m national record. rte.ie. 16 July 2023. 17 July 2023.
  13. Web site: Men's 1500m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023. Watch Athletics. 20 August 2023. 20 August 2023.
  14. Web site: Results for the 2023 Zatopek: 10, the Australian 10000m and U20 3000m championships. Watch Athletics. 2 December 2023.
  15. Web site: Amber Anning breaks Katharine Merry's British indoor 200m record. Athletics Weekly. 27 January 2024. Jason. Henderson . January 27, 2024.
  16. Web site: Ciara Mageean and Sarah Healy in 1-2 for Ireland at Ostrava 1500m as team is named for European Championships in Rome. Independent.ie. 28 May 2024. 28 May 2024. Cathal. Dennehy.
  17. Web site: European Athletics Championships. World Athletics. 10 June 2024. 10 June 2024.
  18. Web site: Rhasidat Adeleke fifth, PBs for Andrew Coscoran, Brian Fay and Nick Griggs at Diamond League. RTE. 20 July 2024. 20 July 2024.
  19. Web site: Men's 1500m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics. Watch Athletics. 28 August 2024. 6 August 2024.
  20. Web site: Hoey, Courtney-Bryant and Coscoran win distance duels in Boston. World Athletics. 2 February 2025. 3 February 2025.
  21. Web site: Nuguse and Fisher run world indoor records at Millrose Games. Athletics Weekly. 9 February 2025. Jason . Henderson . Feb 8, 2025.
  22. Web site: Dennehy . Cathal . 10 March 2025 . Dutch Gold: The 36 minutes that Irish athletics will never forget . 10 March 2025 . Independent.ie.
  23. Web site: 25 Feb 2025. Akinola, Doyle and McCann added to Irish team for European Indoor Athletics Championships. Irish Examiner. 25 Feb 2025.
  24. Web site: Nicola Tuthill lands U-23 gold at European Throwing Cup while Mark English and Cian McPhillips ruled out of World Indoors. Independent.ie. Cathal. Dennehy. 16 March 2025. 16 March 2025.
  25. Web site: World Athletics Indoor Championships. World Athletics. 22 March 2025. 22 March 2025.
  26. Web site: Grand Slam Track Miami Day 1: Masai Russell Breaks American Record in 100m Hurdles as Josh Kerr Makes 1500 Statement. Jonathan. Gault. 2 May 2025. 3 May 2025. Lets Run.
  27. Web site: Griggs third as Doyle wins Irish National title. BBC Sport. 4 August 2025. 3 August 2025.
  28. Web site: World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025. World Athletics. 25 September 2025. 18 Sep 2025 .
  29. Web site: BBC Sport. 28 August 2025. Ireland name squad for World Championships in Tokyo. 27 August 2025.
  30. Web site: World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025. World Athletics. 25 September 2025. 18 Sep 2025 .
  31. Web site: European Athletics. 11 December 2025. Lagoa 2025 mixed relay preview - Can hosts Portugal challenge reigning champions Italy?. Steven . Mills. 11 Dec 2025.
  32. Web site: Hoey breaks world 800m short track record with 1:42.50 in Boston. 24 Jan 2026. 25 Jan 2026. World Athletics.
  33. Web site: Cathal. Dennehy. Ireland's Andrew Coscoran runs second-quickest mile of his career in the Wanamaker Mile at the Millrose Games. Imdependent.ie. 3 Feb 2026. 2 Feb 2026.
  34. Web site: Afonso breaks 28-year-old European indoor 2000m best with 5:30.31 in Lievin. European Athletics. 19 Feb 2026. Chris . Broadbent. 19 Feb 2026.
  35. Web site: National Indoor Championships – Day 2: Nick Griggs claims 3000m prize as Kate O’Connor wins long jump gold. 1 March 2026. 2 March 2026. Cathal. Dennehy.

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