Tiarnan Crorken
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 13 June 1999 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Middle-distance running |
| Club | Preston Harriers |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 800m: 1:44.98 (Belfast, 2025) 1500: 3:37.40 (Dessau, 2025) |
Tiarnan Crorken (born 13 June 1999) is a British middle-distance runner.[1]
Early life
[edit]From Burnley, he attended Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College and studied history at the University of Leeds before later entering into the collegiate system in the United States, at the University of Mississippi.[2][3]
Career
[edit]He trained as a member of Pendle athletics club and the Preston Harriers, where he was coached by Andy Bibby. He improved his 1500 metres best by 6 seconds in 2021, recording a new personal best time of 3:39.41 seconds in June 2021.[4] He won the 1500m at the U23 English Championships in 2021 ahead of Joshua Lay and George Mills, and was subsequently selected for the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.[3]
In May 2025, he lowered his personal best for the 800 metres to 1:44.98 at the Belfast Milers event in Northern Ireland.[5] He was selected for the 800 metres at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships in Madrid in June 2025 for his senior international debut, placing tenth overall in the first division after a second-place finish in the B race in a time of 1:46.92, helping the Great Britain team to finish in fifth place overall.[6][7][8][9] That month, he set a new personal best for the 1500 metres, running 3:37.40 in Germany.[10]
On 2 August, he qualified for the final of the 800 metres at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham in 1:46.52, before placing second in the final behind Max Burgin in 1:45.56.[11][12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tiernan Crorken". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ "NOTRE DAME MEN LEAD HISTORICALLY DEEP DMR, OLE MISS WOMEN WIN AT ALEX WILSON INVITATIONAL". Runnerspace. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ a b Black, Dan (25 June 2021). "Middle-distance runner Tiarnan Crorken sets sights on a medal at the Euros!". Burnley Express. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ Storey, Peter (22 June 2021). "Preston Harriers' ace Tiarnan takes U-23s 1500m title". Lancashire Evening Post. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ Rhodes, James. "Brilliant in Belfast – Irish Milers Meeting". Fast Running. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ Mallows, Tom (29 June 2025). "GB finish fifth at European Athletics Team Championships". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "GB&NI Team for European Team Championships Announced". Fast Running. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "GB&NI TEAM READY FOR EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS IN MADRID". British Athletics. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
- ^ "SPRINTING TO SUCCESS FOR GB&NI TEAM ON DAY 2 OF THE EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPS". British Athletics. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "27. Anhalt Meeting Dessau". World Athletics. 21 June 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "UK Championship". World Athletics. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (3 August 2025). "MAX BURGIN POWERS TO 1:43.92 WIN OVER 800M AT UK CHAMPS". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ "HUGHES STARS AGAIN ON DAY OF STERLING ACTION AT NOVUNA UK ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.