Jeremiah Kiernan (born May 31, 1953 in Listowel) is a former long-distance runner from Ireland

Ireland

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. He represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...

 in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

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, where he finished in ninth place in the men's marathon. His team mate John Treacy

John Treacy

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 claimed silver in the same race. Kiernan twice won the Dublin Marathon

Dublin Marathon

The Dublin Marathon is an annual marathon in Dublin, Ireland, normally held on the last Monday in October, which is a public holiday in Ireland. Held each year since 1980, in 2007 there were about 11,000 race participants, half of whom were from overseas....

: 1982 and 1992. A former Irish record

Irish records in athletics

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 holder over 3000 metres

3000 metres

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, Kiernan was also a sub-four minute mile

Four Minute Mile

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 runner.

Kiernan is a supporter of Shamrock Rovers and member of FC Barcelona

FC Barcelona

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 and speaks good Italian.

Achievements

• All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise

  Representing
  1984	Olympic Games Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 41 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 17 by women. There were a total number of 1273 participating athletes from 124 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:...	Los Angeles, United States Los Angeles, California Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...	9th	2:12:20