Andrew Coscoran

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Andrew Coscoran
Personal information
NationalityIrish
Born (1996-06-18) 18 June 1996 (age 30)
Home townBalbriggan
EducationSaint Mary's Diocesan High School
Sport
CountryIreland
SportAthletics
Event
1500 metres
ClubSOS
Coached byFeidhlim Kelly
Achievements and titles
Personal bests

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.

Early life

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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

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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.[1] 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

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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

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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

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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]

Statistics

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Grand Slam Track results[32]

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