Luke McCann (born 12 March 1998) is an Irish track and field athlete.
Career
In May 2021, in Ostrava McCann lowered his 1500m personal best to 3:37.77. The following week, he lowered it again to 3:36.81 in Montreuil.
In February 2022, he claimed the Irish indoor record over 1000 metres, in Kentucky. In August 2022, McCann set a new Irish national record over 1000 metres outdoors, running 2:16.40 at the Diamond League event in Monaco. He qualified for the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon through his ranking, however the Irish Athletics Association controversially chose not to select him.
In March 2023, he qualified from the semi-finals of the 1500m at the 2023 European Athletics Indoors Championships in Istanbul. He finished tenth in the final. In August 2023, he was named as part of the Irish team for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.
Personal life
McCann attends University College Dublin.
References
1998 births
Living people
People from Dublin (city) Irish male middle-distance runners Athletes from County Dublin