James Nolan (athlete)
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| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  Ireland
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| European Indoor Championships | ||
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2000 Ghent | 1500 m |
James Nolan (born 27 January 1977) is an Irish athletics coach and a former international runner for the Republic of Ireland from 1996 until 2008. He was a two time Olympian who specialized in the 800 metres between 1996 and 2000 before changing to the 1500 metres later that year.
He was a silver medalist in the 800 m race at the
He set personal bests of 1:46.05 minutes for the 800 m (1999) and 3:35.69 minutes in the 1500 m (2003).
Career
Born in
He had a longer career and more consistently qualified for championships than contemporaries such as David Matthews and Gareth Turnbull but as stated after his earlier medal wins struggled particularly at outdoor events to do more than qualify for championships. Nolan was involved in a well publicised row in 2004 when RTÉ's commentator Jerry Kiernan accused him of being a dilettante at that year's Olympics. The controversy brought Nolan to the attention of the wider Irish public when he launched a savage attack on the pundit in response.[4]
He is now a sports coach, having graduated from
International competitions
Personal bests
- 800 metres - 1:46.05 min (1999)
- 1500 metres - 3:35.69 min (2003)
- Mile run - 3:54.50 min (2003)
- 3000 metres - 7:52.84 min (2006)
See also
- List of European Athletics Indoor Championships medalists (men)
- Ireland at the 2006 European Athletics Championships
References
- ^ James Nolan. Sports Reference. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
- ^ European Youth Olympics. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-11-25.
- ^ Nolan has no regrets, even if the cheaters robbed him. Irish Times (2009-05-02). Retrieved 2018-04-04.
- ^ James Nolan blasts RTÉ panellist. RTE (2007-06-14). Retrieved 2018-04-04.
- ^ Mooney, Brendan (2008-02-21). Nolan targeting new record in Stockholm. Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
