Stephen Scullion
Scullion in the 2017 London Marathon
Personal information
NationalityIrish / Northern Irish
Born (1988-11-09) 9 November 1988
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Home townBelfast
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Country Ireland
SportAthletics
Event(s)marathon, half marathon, 10000 metres, 3000 metres
ClubDark Sky Distance
Coached byStephen Haas
Achievements and titles
Personal bestMarathon: 02:09:25 (London 2020)

Stephen Scullion (born 9 November 1988) is an Irish middle-distance and long-distance runner.[1]

Early life

Scullion was born in Belfast and attended Wellington College.[2]

Athletic career

Scullion (left) at the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships in the 3000m event.

Scullion was selected for Northern Ireland at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the 1500m and 5000m, but missed out due to illness.[3] He competed in the 3000 metres at the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships and in the 10000 m at the 2018 European Athletics Championships.

At the 2019 Houston Marathon he finished tenth in a personal best, despite taking a wrong turn and being corrected by a member of the public. He qualified for the 2019 World Championships and for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4][5] Scullion finished second in the 2019 Dublin Marathon and eleventh in the 2020 London Marathon.[6][7][8]

He competed in the men's marathon at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, but did not finish the race.[9]

He represented Northern Ireland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where he finished 10th in the men's marathon event.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "European Athletics - Athlete: Stephen Scullion". european-athletics.
  2. ↑ O'Riordan, Ian. "Operation Transformation: from couch drunk to Tokyo Olympian". The Irish Times.
  3. ↑ "Scullion ruled out of Delhi Games". 29 September 2010 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  4. ↑ Stadium, Ian O’Riordan at Morton. "Stephen Scullion targets marathon in Doha after Santry success". The Irish Times.
  5. ↑ "Athlete Profile". thepowerof10.info.
  6. ↑ Kilraine, John (27 October 2019). "Winner of Dublin marathon completes race in record time". rte.ie.
  7. ↑ "Leaderboard KM". London Marathon. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "Stephen Scullion takes more than two minutes off marathon PB to finish 11th in London". The 42. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  9. ↑ "Men's Marathon Results" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "Marathon - Men's Marathon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
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