Paul Pollock twice ranks fourth on the Irish all-time list after his Northern Ireland record at the Valencia Marathon in 2019, his last race over the distance. It knocked over five minutes off his PB and also qualified him for Tokyo. He was 32nd in the Rio Olympic marathon. He is a qualified doctor who works locum to facilitate his training. He went to the same primary school as Olympic teammate Rory McIlroy.

Two time Olympian, Paul Pollock competed in the marathon at both the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics, finishing 32nd and 71st respectively.

His 2:10:25 pb puts him forth in the list of Irish men over the distance. He also holds a 1:02:10 pb in the half marathon.