Tommy Hughes (born 8 January 1960) is an Irish long-distance runner. He competed in the men's marathon at the 1992 Summer Olympics. In October 2019, aged 59, he ran the Frankfurt Marathon in a time of 2:27:52, a world record for his age. His son Eoin Hughes, aged 34, finished the same race in 2 hours 31 minutes 30 seconds. Their combined time of 4:59.22 was the fastest ever by a father-son duo in a marathon. On October 24, 2020, he ran the marathon in 2:30:02 at age 60 to break the ratified age group record by over 6 minutes.

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1960 births

Living people

Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Irish male long-distance runners

Irish male marathon runners

Olympic athletes for Ireland

Place of birth missing (living people)

Tommy Hughes (athlete)