John Travers (athlete)

John Travers (born 16 March 1991 in Dublin) is an Irish athlete competing in middle-distance events.[3] He finished seventh in the 1500 metres at the 2015 European Indoor Championships.

John Travers
Personal information
Born (1991-03-16) 16 March 1991
Dublin, Ireland[1]
EducationAthlone Institute of Technology[2]
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)1500 metres
ClubDonore Harriers

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ireland
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 13th 5000 m 14:55.12
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 28th (h) 1500 m 3:54.31
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 20th (h) 3000 m 8:23.83
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 27th (h) 1500 m 3:49.73
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 7th 1500 m 3:41.50
Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 8th 1500 m 3:42.63
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 11th 1500 m 3:53.11
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 29th (h) 3000 m 8:12.54

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

  • 800 metres – 1:51.47 (Athlone 2013)
  • 1500 metres – 3:41.37 (Prague 2015)
  • One mile – 3:59.62 (New York 2015)
  • 3000 metres – 7:55 (BU valentine Boston 2016)

References

  1. James Sullivan (2013-03-19). "Athlete Q&A: John Travers". The Running Review. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
  2. 2015 WSG profile Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  3. John Travers at World Athletics


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