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Mark Carroll

Mark Carroll

IRLIRLMen
Birth dateJan 15, 1972
BirthplaceCork, Ireland
Height1.77 m
Weight66 kg

Mark Carroll is a renowned track and field athlete who devoted their career to competitive athletics. With years of dedicated training and consistent performances, Mark Carroll established themselves as a respected competitor at both national and international levels. The athlete demonstrated exceptional technical skills and maintained high standards of performance across multiple seasons. Their commitment to excellence and improvement drove them to pursue personal records and competitive success. Mark Carroll's career exemplified the dedication required to compete at elite levels of track and field athletics.

A defining moment in Mark Carroll's career came through participation in Olympic Games competition. This achievement represented one of sport's highest honors, reflecting years of dedicated preparation and athletic excellence. Competing on the Olympic stage tested Mark Carroll against the world's finest athletes and required peak physical and mental conditioning. The experience at Olympic competition enhanced Mark Carroll's credibility as an elite international athlete. Such high-level competition provided invaluable experience and contributed substantially to their lasting legacy in track and field athletics. Their influence and reputation within the athletic community provided inspiration for subsequent generations of track and field athletes. The athlete's commitment to excellence serves as a model for dedication in sports.

Mark Carroll's career in competitive athletics demonstrates the importance of dedication, technical expertise, and consistent effort in achieving athletic success. Throughout their competitive years, they contributed meaningfully to track and field sports through their performances and athletic achievements. The athlete's career exemplifies how sustained commitment to athletic excellence yields lasting recognition and respect within the sporting community. After transitioning from elite competition, Mark Carroll's influence remained significant as younger athletes looked to their achievements as models for athletic development. Their legacy within track and field athletics continues as a testament to the value of disciplined training and unwavering commitment to competitive excellence.

Key facts
3000 m
7:30.36
Mile Short Track
3:54.5h
2012 season best
3:49.59
Apr 20, 2012 · Auburn, AL (USA)
Record
National record · 3000 m 7:30.36
Age
54 years old

As of Sep 12, 2026: 3000 m 7:30.36, Mile Short Track 3:54.5h, 2012 season best 3:49.59 (Apr 20, 2012, Auburn, AL (USA)) · National record (3000 m) · 54 years old

PB

Personal bests

Performance Charts

Season bests

SeasonDisciplineResultWindDateTrendCompetitions
2012
1500m
3:49.59-Apr 20, 2012
Auburn, AL (USA)
2009
5Kilometre
13:58-Feb 19, 2009
Armagh (GBR)
2009
10Kilometr
29:37-Apr 5, 2009
Dublin (IRL)
2009
15Kilometr
44:55-Feb 7, 2009
Pensacola, FL (USA)
2008
Mile
4:25.89-Jan 25, 2008
Flagstaff, AZ (USA) (i)
2008
3000m
9:11.60-Jan 25, 2008
Flagstaff, AZ (USA) (i)
2008
5000m
13:28.09-Apr 18, 2008
Walnut, CA (USA)
2008
5Kilometre
13:59-Feb 21, 2008
Armagh (GBR)
2008
10Kilometr
29:13-May 18, 2008
Manchester (GBR)
2008
CrossCount
32:27-Dec 14, 2008
15th SPAR European Cross Country Championships, Bruxelles
2008
15Kilometr
46:30-Feb 10, 2008
Pensacola, FL (USA)
2008
10MilesRoa
48:54-Oct 26, 2008
Portsmouth (GBR)
2007
LJ
6.96-Feb 10, 2007-Azusa, CA (USA) (i)
2007
TJ
13.39-Feb 10, 2007-Azusa, CA (USA) (i)
2007
800m
2:08.09-Mar 17, 2007
Memphis, TN (USA)
2007
1500m
3:41.22-Jun 9, 2007
Boston, MA (USA)
2007
Mile
4:06.38-May 13, 2007
Ithaca, NY (USA)
2007
3000m-short-track
7:52.07-Feb 9, 2007
Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i)
2007
3000m
8:06.34-Jun 30, 2007
Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i)
2007
5000m
13:33.20-May 26, 2007
Eugene, OR (USA)
2007
5Kilometre
14:27-Jun 3, 2007
Llincoln, RI (USA)
2007
10Kilometr
29:44-Sep 9, 2007
Sheffield (GBR)
2007
10MilesRoa
49:47-Aug 25, 2007
Flint, MI (USA)
2007
Semi
1:05:32-Oct 28, 2007
Niagara Falls (CAN)
2006
100m
11.17-0.4Mar 18, 2006-San Diego, CA (USA)
2006
200m
22.54+1.1Mar 18, 2006-San Diego, CA (USA)
2006
3000m
8:05.17-Jul 1, 2006
Cork (IRL)
2006
5000m
14:06.30-Mar 25, 2006
Tallahassee, FL (USA)
2006
10Kilometr
28:30-Sep 30, 2006
Canton, MA (USA)
2006
15Kilometr
45:29-Mar 11, 2006
Jacksonville, FL (USA)
2006
10MilesRoa
48:30-Oct 22, 2006
Portsmouth (GBR)
2005
mile-short-track
4:01.46-Feb 5, 2005
Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2005
Mile
4:03.38-Jun 14, 2005
Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2005
3000m-short-track
7:46.60-Jan 28, 2005
Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2005
3000m
7:46.60-Jan 28, 2005
Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2005
5000m
13:48.90-Jul 9, 2005
AAA Championships
2005
10000m
28:40.40-Jun 17, 2005
Canadian 10,000m Championships
2005
10Kilometr
29:17-May 22, 2005
New York, NY (USA)
2005
10MilesRoa
49:33-Aug 27, 2005
Flint, MI (USA)
2005
Semi
1:02:36-Sep 18, 2005
South Shields (GBR)
2004
1500m
3:45.53-Jul 25, 2004
Irish Championships
2004
3000m
7:48.03-Aug 2, 2004
Linz (AUT)
2004
5000m
13:18.75-May 30, 2004
Palo Alto, CA (USA)
2004
10000m
28:07.33-Jun 5, 2004
Burnaby (CAN)
2004
Semi
1:06:17-Oct 10, 2004
Boston, MA (USA)
2003
10Kilometr
29:47-Aug 30, 2003
New York, NY (USA)
2002
1500m
3:45.90-Jul 14, 2002
Irish Championships
2002
3000m
8:04.28-Jun 30, 2002
Sheffield (GBR)
2002
5000m
13:42.87-Aug 11, 2002
München European Championships, Olympiastadion, München
2002
CrossCount
37:09-Mar 24, 2002
30th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Dublin
2002
Semi
1:03:11-Oct 6, 2002
New York, NY (USA)
2002
Marathon
2:10:54-Nov 3, 2002-New York Marathon
2001
800m-short-track
1:48.93-Jan 27, 2001
Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2001
800m
1:48.93-Jan 27, 2001
Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2001
1500m
3:35.09-Jul 17, 2001
Stockholm (SWE)
2001
1500m-short-track
3:40.42-Mar 4, 2001
Sindelfingen (GER) (i)
2001
Mile
3:54.5h-Feb 18, 2001
Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2001
mile-short-track
3:54.5h-Feb 18, 2001
Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2001
3000m
7:33.52-Jul 20, 2001
Monte Carlo Herculis
2001
3000m-short-track
7:46.79-Mar 11, 2001
IAAF World Indoor Championships, Atlantic Pavillion, Lisboa (i)
2001
5000m
13:08.32-Jul 13, 2001
Oslo ExxonMobil Bislett Games
2000
800m
1:48.21-Jan 30, 2000
Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2000
800m-short-track
1:48.21-Jan 30, 2000
Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2000
1500m
3:34.91-Jun 17, 2000
Raleigh, NC (USA)
2000
1500m-short-track
3:36.96-Feb 17, 2000
Stockholm (SWE) (i)
2000
Mile
3:50.62-Jul 28, 2000
Oslo ExxonMobil Bislett Games
2000
mile-short-track
3:54.98-Jan 8, 2000
New York, NY (USA) (i)
2000
2000m
5:04.97-Sep 14, 2000-Sydney (AUS)
2000
3000m
7:41.03-Sep 1, 2000
Berlin ISTAF
2000
3000m-short-track
7:46.73-Feb 9, 2000
Pireaus (GRE) (i)
2000
5000m
13:09.64-Aug 1, 2000
Stockholm (SWE)
2000
10000m
27:46.82-May 5, 2000
Palo Alto, CA (USA)
1999
800m
1:51.68-May 22, 1999
Dedham, MA (USA)
1999
1500m
3:35.00-Jul 29, 1999
Barcelona (ESP)
1999
Mile
3:56.9h-May 21, 1999
Attleboro, MA (USA)
1999
mile-short-track
3:57.52-Jan 22, 1999
Gainesville, FL (USA) (i)
1999
3000m
7:30.36-Aug 4, 1999
Monte Carlo Herculis-Zepter '99
1999
3000m-short-track
7:44.73-Feb 5, 1999
New York, NY (USA) (i)
1999
CrossCount
13:07-Mar 27, 1999
27th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Belfast
1999
5000m
13:31.31-Aug 11, 1999
Weltklasse Zürich
1999
5000m-short-track
13:31.93-Feb 14, 1999-Birmingham (GBR) (i)
1998
1500m
3:38.12-Jul 10, 1998
Montréal (CAN)
1998
Mile
3:57.78-Feb 7, 1998
Gainesville, FL (USA) (i)
1998
mile-short-track
3:57.78-Feb 7, 1998
Gainesville, FL (USA) (i)
1998
3000m
7:33.84-Aug 28, 1998
Bruxelles Memorial Van Damme
1998
3000m-short-track
7:49.37-Feb 13, 1998
New York, NY (USA) (i)
1998
5000m
13:03.93-Sep 1, 1998
Berlin ISTAF
1998
5Kilometre
14:16-Feb 21, 1998
Gainesville, FL (USA)
1997
1500m
3:37.50-Jul 16, 1997
Boston, MA (USA) (i)
1997
1500m-short-track
3:41.41-Jan 31, 1997
Boston, MA (USA) (i)
1997
Mile
3:52.82-Jul 16, 1997
Nice (FRA)
1997
mile-short-track
3:58.62-Jan 25, 1997
Allston, MA (USA) (i)
1997
3000m-short-track
7:47.07-Feb 23, 1997
Birmingham (GBR) (i)
1997
3000m
7:47.07-Feb 23, 1997
Birmingham (GBR) (i)
1997
5000m
13:14.08-Jul 19, 1997
Hechtel (BEL)
1997
5Kilometre
14:03-Nov 23, 1997
Los Angeles, CA (USA)
1996
1500m
3:38.31-May 25, 1996
Villeneuve d'Ascq (FRA)
1996
Mile
3:55.36-May 18, 1996
Atlanta, GA (USA)
1996
3000m
7:44.77-Feb 2, 1996
New York, NY (USA) (i)
1996
3000m-short-track
7:44.77-Feb 2, 1996
New York, NY (USA) (i)
1995
1500m
3:36.52-Jul 22, 1995
Hechtel (BEL)
1995
5000m
13:13.94-Jun 17, 1995
Villeneuve d'Ascq (FRA)
1994
1000m
2:20.63-Feb 26, 1994-Boston, MA (USA) (i)
1994
1000m-short-track
2:20.63-Feb 26, 1994-Boston, MA (USA) (i)
1994
3000m-short-track
7:54.31-Mar 12, 1994
Indianapolis, IN (USA) (i)
1994
3000m
7:54.31-Mar 12, 1994
Indianapolis, IN (USA) (i)
1993
1500m
3:48.08-Jul 18, 1993
Buffalo, NY (USA)
1993
Mile
3:58.64-Jul 9, 1993
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1993
4x1500Metr
15:02.63-Apr 24, 1993-Philadelphia, PA (USA)
1991
5000m
14:19.88-Aug 11, 1991
European Junior Championships
1991
CrossCount
26:02-Mar 24, 1991
19th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
1990
CrossCount
23:42-Mar 25, 1990
18th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
1989
CrossCount
28:47-Mar 19, 1989
17th IAAF World Cross Country Championships

2012

1 performance
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
1500m
3:49.59-Apr 20Auburn War Eagle Invite, Auburn, AL - Invitational Events

2009

3 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
10Kilometr
29:37-Apr 5Dublin Great Ireland Run, Dublin
5Kilometre
13:58-Feb 195K, Armagh
15Kilometr
44:55-Feb 7Double Bridge Run, Pensacola, FL

2008

12 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
CrossCount
32:27-Dec 1415th SPAR European Cross Country Championships, Bruxelles
10MilesRoa
48:54-Oct 26Portsmouth BUPA Great South Run, Portsmouth
10Kilometr
30:14-Jul 27Cardiff Bupa Great Wales Run, Cardiff
5000m
13:37.77-Jul 20Heusden-Zolder KBC Night of Athletics, Heusden-Zolder
5000m
13:48.60-Jul 12Uden MONDO Keien Meeting, Uden
10Kilometr
29:13-May 18Manchester BUPA Great Run, Manchester
5000m
13:28.09-Apr 18Walnut Mt. SAC Relays Inv., Walnut, CA
5000m
13:53.72-Mar 27Tallahassee FSU Relays, Tallahassee, FL
5Kilometre
13:59-Feb 215K, Armagh
15Kilometr
46:30-Feb 10Pensacola Double Bridge Run, Pensacola, FL
3000m
9:11.60-Jan 25Flagstaff NAU Friday Night Challenge, Flagstaff, AZ (i)
Mile
4:25.89-Jan 25Flagstaff NAU Friday Night Challenge, Flagstaff, AZ (i)

2007

16 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
Semi
1:05:32-Oct 28Niagara Falls Half Marathon, Niagara Falls
10Kilometr
29:44-Sep 9Sheffield BUPA Great Yorkshire Run, Sheffield
10MilesRoa
49:47-Aug 25Flint Crim Festival of Race, Flint, MI
3000m
8:06.34-Jun 30Cork 56th Cork City Sports, Cork
1500m
3:41.22-Jun 9Waltham Boston High Performance Series, Boston, MA
5Kilometre
14:27-Jun 3Lincoln Park's Rhody Road Race, Llincoln, RI
5000m
13:33.20-May 26Eugene NIKE Road To Eugene '08, Eugene, OR
Mile
4:06.38-May 13Ithaca Kip Keino MIle, Ithaca, NY
1500m
3:46.55-Apr 29Providence Springtime Invitational, Providence, RI
10Kilometr
30:50-Apr 15Dublin BUPA Great Ireland Run, Dublin
800m
2:08.09-Mar 17Memphis Rhodes Invitational, Memphis, TN
3000m-short-track
8:12.60-Mar 2European Indoor Championships, National Indoor Arena, Birmingham (i)
TJ
13.39-Feb 10Azusa Indoor Qualifier, Azusa, CA (i)
LJ
6.96-Feb 10Azusa Indoor Qualifier, Azusa, CA (i)
3000m-short-track
7:52.07-Feb 9Fayetteville Tyson Invitational, Fayetteville, AR (i)
5000m
14:31.44-Jan 26Seattle UW Indoor Invitational, Seattle, WA (i)

2006

9 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
10MilesRoa
48:30-Oct 22Portsmouth Great South Run, Portsmouth
10Kilometr
28:30-Sep 30Canton Reebok's Homecoming, Canton, MA
5000m
14:08.88-Jul 15AAA Championships, Manchester
3000m
8:05.17-Jul 1Cork City Sports, Cork
10Kilometr
29:19-Apr 9Dublin BUPA Great Ireland Run, Dublin
5000m
14:06.30-Mar 25Tallahassee Florida State Relays, Tallahassee, FL
100m
11.17-0.4Mar 18San Diego Aztec Classic, San Diego, CA
200m
22.54+1.1Mar 18San Diego Aztec Classic, San Diego, CA
15Kilometr
45:29-Mar 11Jacksonville Gate River Run, Jacksonville, FL

2005

9 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
Semi
1:02:36-Sep 18South Shields BUPA Great North Run, South Shields
10MilesRoa
49:33-Aug 27Flint Crim Festival of Races, Flint, MI
5000m
13:48.90-Jul 9AAA Championships
3000m
8:02.53-Jul 2Cork City Sports, Cork
10000m
28:40.40-Jun 17Canadian 10,000m Championships
Mile
4:03.38-Jun 14Burnaby Harry Jerome International Track Classic, Burnaby
10Kilometr
29:17-May 22New York Healthy Kidney 10K, New York, NY
3000m
7:58.7HT-May 11Twickenham
10Kilometr
29:39-May 8Edinburgh BUPA Great Caledonian Run, Edinburgh
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Honours

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Irish Championships

5000 Metres

2004
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Irish Championships

1500 Metres

2002
6

München European Championships

5000 Metres

2002
6

München European Championships

5000 Metres

2002
6

New York Marathon

Marathon

2002
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Irish Championships

5000 Metres

2002
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Irish Championships

5000 Metres

2001
7

IAAF World Indoor Championships

3000 Metres Short Track

2001
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European Indoor Championships

3000 Metres Short Track

2000
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Irish Championships

5000 Metres

2000
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Irish Championships

5000 Metres

1999
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Irish Championships

1500 Metres

1999
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Budapest European Championships

5000 Metres

1998
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Budapest European Championships

5000 Metres

1998
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European Junior Championships

5000 Metres

1991
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Mark Carroll's 3000 m personal best?

Mark Carroll's 3000 m personal best is 7:30.36, set on Aug 4, 1999 in Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON).

Which events does Mark Carroll compete in?

Mark Carroll competes in the 3000 m and Mile Short Track.

How did Mark Carroll perform in 2012?

2012 season best: 3:49.59, set on Apr 20, 2012 in Auburn, AL (USA).