Ray Flynn (athlete)
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Raymond P. Flynn is a retired middle distance
runner and sports agent. A native of Longford
in Ireland, Flynn won the mile at the Great Britain Championships against other high school runners. He earned an athletic scholarship to East Tennessee State University
where he ran cross country and track. He was a member of the 1975 team that won the USA Track & Field Cross Country Championship, and was an NCAA All-American in both track and cross country. He still holds the ETSU records for the 1500 meters and mile, both indoor and outdoor.
Flynn has run 89 sub-four minute miles, with his best time (and current Irish mile record) of 3:49.77 on July 7, 1982 in Oslo at the Bislett Games Dream Mile. Along with Irish runners Marcus O'Sullivan
, Eamonn Coghlan
, and Frank O'Mara
, he helped establish the still standing world record of 15:49.08 in the 4 x mile relay, as a charity fund-raiser in Dublin, Ireland in 1985. Flynn represented Ireland in the 1980 and 1984 Olympics.
Flynn continues to live in northeast Tennessee, where he is the President/CEO of Flynn Sports Management, an athletics management company.
Middle distance track event
Middle distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle distance event. The 880 yard run, or half mile, was the forebear to the...
runner and sports agent. A native of Longford
Longford
Longford is the county town of County Longford in Ireland. It has a population of 7,622 according to the 2006 census. Approximately one third of the county's population resides in the town. Longford town is also the biggest town in the county...
in Ireland, Flynn won the mile at the Great Britain Championships against other high school runners. He earned an athletic scholarship to East Tennessee State University
East Tennessee State University
East Tennessee State University is an accredited American university located in Johnson City, Tennessee. It is part of the Tennessee Board of Regents system of colleges and universities, the nation's sixth largest system of public education, and is the fourth largest university in the state...
where he ran cross country and track. He was a member of the 1975 team that won the USA Track & Field Cross Country Championship, and was an NCAA All-American in both track and cross country. He still holds the ETSU records for the 1500 meters and mile, both indoor and outdoor.
Flynn has run 89 sub-four minute miles, with his best time (and current Irish mile record) of 3:49.77 on July 7, 1982 in Oslo at the Bislett Games Dream Mile. Along with Irish runners Marcus O'Sullivan
Marcus O'Sullivan
Marcus O'Sullivan is a retired Irish middle distance runner. Although he wasn't planning to go to any of Ireland's universities, O'Sullivan's running encouraged him to go to Villanova University at 19...
, Eamonn Coghlan
Eamonn Coghlan
Eamonn Christopher Coghlan is an Irish Senator and former athlete, who specialised in middle distance track events and the 5000 metres...
, and Frank O'Mara
Frank O'Mara
Frank O'Mara is a retired Irish runner who specialized in the 1500 and 3000 metres. He became World Indoor Champion in 3000 m twice, but never achieved the same success on the outdoor track....
, he helped establish the still standing world record of 15:49.08 in the 4 x mile relay, as a charity fund-raiser in Dublin, Ireland in 1985. Flynn represented Ireland in the 1980 and 1984 Olympics.
Flynn continues to live in northeast Tennessee, where he is the President/CEO of Flynn Sports Management, an athletics management company.