Luke McCann
Athletics
BIOGRAPHY
Luke McCann represented Ireland in the 1,500 metres at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on his Olympic debut.
McCann came to athletics relatively late, having begun training seriously only in college after picking up the sport at 13 while accompanying his mother to collect his sister from training. His progression was interrupted in 2019 when he required knee surgery for fragmented cartilage, but he returned stronger and in 2021 set a five-second personal best of 3:36.81. His qualification for Paris 2024 came after a demanding period: a stress fracture delayed the start of his season until May, forcing him to race in seven countries across five weeks to accumulate the necessary ranking points. He set a personal best of 3:33.66 at the Diamond League pre-programme in Stockholm in June 2024.
His sister Jodie McCann also made her Olympic debut at Paris 2024, competing in the 5,000 metres – the first time a brother and sister made their Olympic debuts together for Ireland at the same Games.
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Performance Round Up – June 2026
Athletics Mark English finished second in a high-quality men’s 800m field at the Rome Diamond League. The Donegal athlete clocked a season’s best time of 1:43.80, his second fastest ever over the distance, as he closed strongly in the final metres to challenge for victory. Sarah Healy delivered a personal best time of 14:48.88 in [...]
Events Coming Up in July
Athletics Eugene Diamond League - July 4th Cork City Sports - July 8th Morton Games - July 10th Monaco Diamond League - July 10th Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix - July 14th London Diamond League - July 18th National Senior Track and Field Championships - July 25th & 26th Badminton Japan Open World Tour 750 [...]
Allianz Ireland Deepens Partnership with Rhasidat Adeleke as Logo Debuts on Race Kit
Team Ireland's title sponsor Allianz Ireland has today announced a significant expansion of its partnership with Irish Olympic sprinter and national record holder Rhasidat Adeleke. In a milestone moment for the partnership, the Allianz logo will officially appear on Adeleke’s competition kit for the first time, marking a new chapter in a relationship that has [...]
SCHOOL’S OUT – DARE TO BELIEVE WRAPS A STANDOUT YEAR
The Olympic Federation of Ireland is celebrating a standout year for its Dare to Believe schools programme, proudly sponsored by Allianz and supported by Olympic Solidarity, which once again brought the Olympic Movement to the classroom, with values and learnings that cover resilience, respect and courage. As schools break for the summer, the programme is [...]
Two-Time Olympian Phil Healy Announces Retirement from Athletics
Following a Trailblazing Career That Helped Transform Irish Sprinting Two-time Olympian, European medalist and one of Ireland’s greatest ever sprinters, Phil Healy, has announced her retirement from international athletics. The Bandon AC athlete leaves the sport as one of the defining figures in the modern era of Irish sprinting, having played a central role in [...]