National Outdoor 5000m Championships for Ireland
Men (134 runnings)
5000m (BLE)
23 Jul 2017 Dublin 14:25.60 Connor Dooney
26 Jul 2016 Dublin 14:32.85 Conor Duffy
09 Aug 2015 Dublin 14:20.97 Kevin Batt
20 Jul 2014 Santry 14:16.43 Mark Christie-3
28 Jul 2013 Dublin 14:07.18 Mark Christie-2
08 Jul 2012 Dublin 14:13.80 Mark Hanrahan
07 Aug 2011 Santry 13:48.03 Alistair Cragg-3
11 Jul 2010 Dublin 14:04.64 Alistair Cragg-2
02 Aug 2009 Dublin 13:52.15 Alistair Cragg
20 Jul 2008 Dublin 14:41.03 Mark Christie
22 Jul 2007 Dublin 13:56.13 Martin Fagan-2
23 Jul 2006 Dublin 14:14.2 Gary Murray
24 Jul 2005 Dublin 14:11.44 Martin Fagan
Jul 2004 Dublin 13:51.67 Mark Carroll-5
10 Aug 2003 Dublin 13:51.33 Cathal Lombard
Jul 2002 Dublin 13:43.68 Mark Carroll-4
Jul 2001 Dublin 13:48.26 Mark Carroll-3
20 Aug 2000 Dublin 13:55.76 Mark Carroll-2
25 Jul 1999 Dublin 14:07.90 Mark Carroll
26 Jul 1998 Dublin 14:02.43 Martin McCarthy
11 Jul 1997 Dublin 14:07.0 Seamus Power-2
Jun 1996 Dublin 14:34.8 John Daly
17 Jul 1995 Dublin 13:45.78 Frank O'Mara
1994 Dublin 13:50.7 Cormac Finnerty
1993 14:37.0 Paul Donovan-2
1992 14:08.1 Noel Richardson
1991 14:02.9 Seamus Power
1990 14:00.6 Paul Donovan
1989 14:19.1 Seamus Hynes
1988 13:43.3 John Doherty
1987 14:08.5 Gerry Curtis
Jul 1986 Tullamore 13:50.91 David Taylor
1985 14:05.0 Michael O'Shea
1984 13:33.6 John Treacy-5
1983 13:46.3 John Treacy-4
1982 13:51.1 Ray Flynn
1981 13:47.2 John Treacy-3
06 Jul 1980 Dublin 13:21.93 John Treacy-2
1979 13:54.8 Gerard Deegan-2
1978 13:50.3 John Treacy
1977 14:04.5 Eamonn Coghlan
1976 14:32.4 Gerard Deegan
27 Jul 1975 Dublin 14:08.4 Joe Scanlon
1974 14:25.8 Tom Gregan
1973 14:26.0 Pat O'Riordan
1972 14:23.4 Mike Keogh
1971 14:24.2 Neil Cusack
1970 14:10.2 Thomas O'Riordan-3
1969 14:17.2 Thomas O'Riordan-2
3 mile (BLE)
1968 13:38.6 Thomas O'Riordan
1967 13:56.8 James McNamara
4 mile (NACA)
30 Jul 1966 Banteer 19:28.6 Matt Murphy
25 Jul 1965 Banteer 19:39.9 T Phillips
26 Jul 1964 Gorey 19:21.4 Sean O’Sullivan-3
28 Jul 1963 Killarney Sean O’Sullivan-2
21 Jul 1962 Killarney
23 Jul 1961 Fermoy 19:27.0 J Downes
23 Jul 1960 Dublin 20:05.5 Pat Considine-2
26 Jul 1959 Dublin 19:21.6 Pat Considine
27 Jul 1958 Dublin 19:38.7 Harry Gorman
27 Jul 1957 Dublin 19:55.4 Sean O’Sullivan
28 Jul 1956 Dublin 19:19.6 Peter McArdle-2
30 Jul 1955 Dublin 19:58.4 Peter McArdle
24 Jul 1954 Dublin 19:58.8 C O’Boyle
01 Aug 1953 Belfast 20:18.0 M J Cleary-2
05 Jul 1952 Dublin 20:35.0 M J Cleary
04 Aug 1951 Dublin 19:59.5 Martin Egan-7
06 Aug 1950 Dundalk 20:14.6 Martin Egan-6
31 Jul 1949 Dundalk 19:51.4 Martin Egan-5
04 Jul 1948 Ballinasloe 20:09.6 Martin Egan-4
03 Aug 1947 Dundalk 20:38.0 M Blake
04 Aug 1946 Dundalk 19:38.6 Martin Egan-3
05 Aug 1945 Ballinasloe 21:35.0 Martin Egan-2
06 Aug 1944 Dundalk 20:05.6 Martin Egan
31 Jul 1943 Clonmel Brian P Downey-3
05 Jul 1942 Dundalk 21:05.0 Brian P Downey-2
03 Aug 1941 Blackrock 20:52.4 Brian P Downey
04 Aug 1940 Fermoy 20:55.2 P Hackett-2
16 Jul 1939 Thurles 21:23.0 T McGuire
10 Jul 1938 Drogheda 21:01.0 P Hackett
11 Jul 1937 Killarney 20:47.8 H Sheehy
28 Jun 1936 Clonmel 20:42.0 J J O’Connor
11 Aug 1935 Kilkenny 20:36.0 J J O’Connor
01 Jul 1934 Fermoy 20:47.4 M Healy
23 Jun 1933 Dublin 19:48.4 J J O’Connor
18 Jun 1932 Dublin 20:16.4 T F Smythe
27 Jun 1931 Dublin 20:43.0 Tom Kinsella-2
28 Jun 1930 Dublin 20:28.4 F Quinn
30 Jun 1929 Dublin 20:46.0 Tom Kinsella
23 Jun 1928 Dublin 20:57.0 M Feeney
09 Jul 1927 Dublin 20:50.4 A Groarke
26 Jun 1926 Dublin 20:21.0 J J Ryan
27 Jun 1925 Dublin 20:19.4 J J Ryan
07 Jun 1924 Dublin 20:44.6 J J Ryan
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4 mile (IAAC)
01 Jun 1914 Dublin 20:52.4 H C Irwin
12 May 1913 Dublin 21:59.4 P Flynn
27 May 1912 Dublin 20:25.0 James Murphy-2
05 Jun 1911 Dublin 21:33.6 Frank O’Neill-3
16 May 1910 Dublin 20:29.2 Frank O’Neill-2
31 May 1909 Dublin 20:28.6 Frank O’Neill
08 Jun 1908 Dublin 20:51.0 James Murphy
20 May 1907 Dublin 21:37.0 Tom Hynes
04 Jun 1906 Dublin 21:33.8 Hugh Muldoon-2
24 Jun 1905 Dublin 21:01.6 J J McNamara
23 May 1904 Dublin 20:45.0 John J Daly-2
01 Jun 1903 Dublin 21:02.4 Hugh Muldoon
21 Jun 1902 Cork 21:59.8 John J Daly
27 May 1901 Dublin 20:36.0 Joe E Deakin
04 Jun 1900 Dublin 20:43.2 John C Hayes
03 Jun 1899 Dublin 21:11.2 Frank Curtis
25 Jun 1898 Dublin 21:46.2 Michael O`Neill-2
03 Jul 1897 Dublin 22:25.0 Michael O`Neill
13 Jun 1896 Dublin 22:04.0 John Mullen-2
12 Jul 1895 Dublin 21:12.2 James Small-2
14 Jul 1894 Dublin 20:29.8 John Mullen
22 May 1893 Dublin 21:23.8 J McIlvenny
25 Jun 1892 Dublin 22:24.2 F Carr
18 May 1891 Dublin 21:14.8 James Small
28 Jun 1890 Dublin 21:09.4 John Mullen
15 Jun 1889 Dublin 21:38.0 Enoch McKeown
16 Jun 1888 Dublin 20:48.0 Tommy Conneff-2
23 Jul 1887 Dublin 20:55.8 Tommy Conneff
16 Jul 1886 Dublin 21:37.4 J G Beatty
11 Jul 1885 Dublin 22:20.4 Frank Nunns-2
05 Jul 1884 Dublin 21:23.8 Frank Nunns
4 mile (Dublin AAC)
16 Jun 1883 Dublin 21:12.0 Frank Nunns
19 Aug 1882 Dublin 22:48.6 P Noonan
30 Jul 1881 Dublin 22:08.0 G Gibson
4 mile (ICAC)
17 May 1880 Dublin 22:21.0 P Noonan
02 Jun 1879 Dublin 22:04.2 M Sheehan
10 Jun 1878 Dublin 21:49.5 L W Nunns-3
19 May 1877 Dublin 21:33.4 L W Nunns-2
27 May 1876 Dublin 22:08.5 L W Nunns
22 May 1875 Dublin 22:57.5 C H Ford
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3 mile (AAUE)
1866 13:47.6 Thomas O'Riordan-2
1865 13:56.2 James McNamara-2
1864 14:04.4 James McNamara
08 Jun 1863 Dublin 13:32.4 Thomas O'Riordan
Non-champion winners 2014 14:08.23 Kevin Batt (AUS)
Women (43 runnings)
5000m (BLE)
22 Jul 2017 Dublin 16:27.08 Emma Mitchell
25 Jul 2016 Dublin 16:07.56 Deirdre Byrne
08 Aug 2015 Dublin 16:07.40 Mary Cullen
19 Jul 2014 Santry 15:39.40 Fionnuala Britton
28 Jul 2013 Dublin 15:55.44 Maria McCambridge-6
08 Jul 2012 Dublin 16:02.52 Maria McCambridge-5
06 Aug 2011 Santry 17:25.10 Lizzie Lee
10 Jul 2010 Dublin 16:19.78 Maria McCambridge-4
01 Aug 2009 Dublin 16:39.62 Linda Byrne
20 Jul 2008 Dublin 16:30.54 Maria McCambridge-3
21 Jul 2007 Dublin 16:01.84 Maria McCambridge-2
23 Jul 2006 Dublin 16:26.5 Rosemary Ryan
24 Jul 2005 Dublin 16:02.05 Mary Teresa Cullen
Jul 2004 Dublin 15:49.39 Maria McCambridge
10 Aug 2003 Dublin 15:20.68 Sonia O'Sullivan-3
14 Jul 2002 Dublin 15:20.11 Sonia O'Sullivan-2
Jul 2001 Dublin 15:31.92 Breeda Dennehy-Willis-2
20 Aug 2000 Dublin 15:25.32 Breeda Dennehy-Willis
25 Jul 1999 Dublin 16:00.65 Una English
26 Jul 1998 Dublin 15:20.16 Sonia O'Sullivan
11 Jul 1997 Dublin 15:44.72 Valerie Vaughan
16 Jun 1996 Dublin 15:27.10 Catherina McKiernan-5
17 Jul 1995 Dublin 16:15.94 Teresa Duffy
3000m (BLE)
1994 Dublin 9:35.6 Geraldine Hendricken
1993 9:13.4 Catherina McKiernan-4
1992 9:04.1 Catherina McKiernan-3
1991 9:10.9 Catherina McKiernan-2
1990 9:16.6 Catherina McKiernan
1989 9:27.4 Roisin Smyth
1988 9:22.8 Rose Lambe
1987 9:29.5 Anne Keenan
1986 9:16.1 Mary Donoghue
1985 9:29.6 Ailish Smyth
1984 9:10.2 Louise McGrillen
1983 9:13.2 Regina Joyce-2
1982 9:03.8 Regina Joyce
1981 9:27.0 Deirdre Nagle-2
Jul 1980 Dublin 9:18.8 Deirdre Nagle
1979 9:31.7 Vera Sherry-Duffy-4
1978 9:33.4 Vera Sherry-Duffy-3
1977 9:24.6 Kathryn Davis
1976 10:02.8 Vera Sherry-Duffy-2
1975 9:54.2 Vera Sherry-Duffy
Notes: The Irish Champion Athletic Club (ICAC) was founded circa 1873, not as a governing body but solely for the purposes of holding a national championship. The inaugural ICAC championships were held in 1873, and two years later a four miles race was added to the programme. After the dissolution of the Irish Champion Athletic Club, the 1881 championships were held under the auspices of an ad hoc committee pending the establishment of a representative national governing body. After the envisaged national governing body failed to materialise, the 1881 and 1882 championships were organised by the Dublin Amateur Athletic Club. After some three years in limbo, two national governing bodies, the Irish Amateur Athletic Association (IAAC) and the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), were established almost concurrently in 1884. The two organisations held separate championships; athletes could, initially at least, compete in both. The mile was the longest track event at the GAA championships until 1895, when a five miles race was included.
The National Athletic and Cycling Association of Ireland [NACA] was established in 1924 when Ireland became a member of the IAAF, but was suspended from the IAAF in 1936 for its refusal to accept Britain’s claim to jurisdiction over the northern counties (Northern Ireland). With athletes affiliated to the NACA now barred from international competition, certain clubs then broke away from the NACA and formed a new organisation- the Irish Amateur Athletic Union (IAAU), later renamed Amateur Athletic Union of Eire [AAUE]– which applied for membership of the IAAF and came to a working agreement with the Northern Ireland Amateur Athletic Association (NIAAA) for the fielding of Irish teams for international events. The NACA, with the sympathies of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) solidly behind it, continued to hold the support of the vast majority of clubs in Ireland, but many of the oldest established clubs in Dublin gave their allegiance to the new body. The unsanctioned NACA remained in existence until 1967 when it finally merged with the AAUE to form a new body called Bord Luthchleas na hEireann (BLE), which then was recognised by the IAAF.Note: A 5000m race was held in 1990 in conjunction with the Irish championships, won by Sonia O'Sullivan in 15:26.9. It is not clear whether this was a true championship or a non-championship event.
Most Titles
Men
(1875-date)
7
Martin Egan
1944-46,1948-51
Women
(1975-date)
6
Maria McCambridge
2004,2007-08,2010,2012-13
Last Updated on
25 Sep 2017
Contributors: Alex Wilson (50), Martin Rix (50), Andy Milroy (32), Francois Lorange (16).
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