Luke McCann
{{Short description|Irish track and field athlete (born 1998)}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Luke McCann
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| nationality = Irish
| sport = Athletics
| event = Middle-distance running
| team = OAC Europe
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|3|12|df=yes}}
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| education = Masters in Mechanical Engineering with Business, University College Dublin, 2023
| height = 190 cm
| weight = 78 kg
| pb = 800m: 1:45.33 (Bellinzona, 2024)
1000m: 2:16.40 {{AthAbbr|NR|Irish}} (Monaco, 2022)
1500m: 3:33.66 (Stockholm, 2024)
Mile: 3:52.70 (Copenhagen, 2024)|
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Luke McCann (born 12 March 1998) is an Irish middle distance track and field athlete from Glenageary, Dublin who specialises in the 1500 metres.{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/ireland/luke-mccann-14794196|title=Luke McCann|accessdate=19 August 2023|website=World Athletics}} He represented Ireland at the 2024 Paris Olympics. He holds two Irish records over 1000 metres.
Career
In May 2021, in Ostrava McCann lowered his 1500m personal best to 3:37.77. The following week, he lowered it again to 3:36.81 in Montreuil.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/othersport/arid-40903463.html|website=Irish Examiner|accessdate=19 August 2023|title= Luke McCann now believes he belongs|first=Cathal|last=Dennehy|date=25 June 2022}}
In February 2022, he claimed the Irish indoor record over 1000 metres, in Kentucky.{{cite web|url=https://m.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/athletics/im-absolutely-buzzing-says-luke-mccann-after-his-1000m-record-run/41343515.html?|website=Independent.ie|accessdate=19 August 2023|title= I’m absolutely buzzing,’ says Luke McCann after his 1,000m record run|first=Cathal|last=Dennehy|date=14 February 2022}} McCann signed a professional contract with On to compete for OAC Europe in June 2022.https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/othersport/arid-40903463.html In August 2022, McCann set a new Irish national record over 1000 metres outdoors, running 2:16.40 at the Diamond League event in Monaco.{{cite web|website=Irish Examiner|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/othersport/arid-40937552.html|first=Shane|last=Donovan|date=10 August 2022|title= Luke McCann sets new 1,000m Irish record |accessdate=19 August 2023}} He qualified for the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon through his ranking, however the Irish Athletics Association controversially chose not to select him.{{cite web|url= https://m.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/athletics/im-absolutely-gutted-luke-mccann-and-kate-veale-left-disappointed-by-athletics-irelands-world-championships-quota-decision/41825899.html|website=Independent.ie|accessdate=19 August 2023|first=Cathal|last=Dennehy|date=8 July 2023|title= I’m absolutely gutted’ – Luke McCann and Kate Veale left disappointed by Athletics Ireland’s World Championships ‘quota’ decision}}
In March 2023, he qualified from the semi-finals of the 1500m at the 2023 European Athletics Indoors Championships in Istanbul.{{cite web|accessdate=19 August 2023|website=Irish Times|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2023/03/02/luke-mccann-survives-1500m-barge-fest-in-istanbul-as-andrew-coscoran-misses-out/|title= Luke McCann survives 1,500m barge-fest in Istanbul as Andrew Coscoran misses out|first=Ian|last=O'Riordan|date=March 2, 2023}} He finished tenth in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2023/03/03/luke-mccann-left-to-suffer-as-jakob-ingebrigtsen-again-makes-winning-look-easy/|website=Irish Times|accessdate=19 August 2023|title= Luke McCann left to suffer as Jakob Ingebrigtsen again makes winning look easy| first=Ian|last=O'Riordan|date=March 2, 2023}} In August 2023, he was named as part of the Irish team for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/athletics/2023/0804/1398173-mageean-and-adeleke-headline-irish-squad-for-worlds/|website=rte|title= Ciara Mageean and Rhasidat Adeleke headline Irish squad for World Athletic Championships|date=August 4, 2023}}
In May 2024, he ran a 3:34.32 personal best for the 1500 metres in Ostrava.{{cite web|website=World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/news/golden-spike-2024-ostrava-duplantis-caudery-de-grasse|accessdate=28 May 2024|date= 28 May 2024|title=
Duplantis and Caudery defy conditions, De Grasse does double in Ostrava}} He finished second in the 1500 metres at the 2024 BAUHAUS-galan in Stockholm on 2 June 2024 to set a new personal best of 3:33.66.{{cite web|url=https://www.letsrun.com/news/2024/06/2024-stockholm-diamond-league-results-2024-bauhaus-galan-results/|website=Letsrun|accessdate=3 June 2024|title= 2024 Stockholm Diamond League Results – 2024 Bauhaus Galan Results|first=Robert|last=Johnson
|date=June 2, 2024}} He was selected for the Irish team for the 2024 European Athletics Championships in June 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/athletics/ciara-mageean-and-sarah-healy-in-1-2-for-ireland-at-ostrava-1500m-as-team-is-named-for-european-championships-in-rome/a166354509.html|website=Independent.ie|accessdate=28 May 2024|date=28 May 2024|title= Ciara Mageean and Sarah Healy in 1-2 for Ireland at Ostrava 1500m as team is named for European Championships in Rome|first=Cathal|last=Dennehy}} Later that month, he was runner-up at the Irish Championships in Dublin in the 1500 metres race.{{cite web|url= https://m.independent.ie/sport/womens-sport/rhasidat-adeleke-smashes-irish-100m-record-while-taking-national-championships-title/a1318229545.html |website=Irish Independent|date=30 June 2024|accessdate=30 June 2024|first=Cathal|last=Dennehy|title= Rhasidat Adeleke smashes Irish 100m record while taking National Championships title}} He represented Ireland in Paris at the 2024 Summer Olympics over 1500 metres.{{cite web|url= https://www.watchathletics.com/page/5825/men-s-1500m-results-paris-olympic-games-2024-athletics|website=Watch Athletics|accessdate=28 August 2024|title= Men's 1500m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics|date=6 August 2024}} In September 2024, he lowered his 800 metres personal best to 1:45.33 in Bellinzona, putting him fourth on the Irish all-time list.https://www.rte.ie/sport/athletics/2024/0909/1469234-mawdsley-wins-in-switzerland-mccann-sets-new-pb/
Personal life
McCann was awarded a UCD Ad Astra Elite Athlete Scholarship and graduated from University College Dublin with a Masters in Mechanical Engineering with Business.{{cite web|url=https://www.ucd.ie/newsandopinion/news/2022/august/11/ucdtrackstarlukemccannclaims1000mnationalrecordaheadofeuropeanchampionships/|website=ucd.ie|accessdate=19 August 2023|title= UCD track star Luke McCann claims 1000m national record ahead of European Championships|date=August 11, 2022}} His sister Jodie McCann is also a distance runner who has represented Ireland.{{cite web|url=https://m.independent.ie/sport/olympics/i-was-burnt-out-all-the-time-from-stress-i-kept-running-for-myself-but-i-was-not-able-to-achieve-anything-during-that-time/a1528669006.html |website=Irish Independent|date=6 June 2024|accessdate=30 June 2024|first=Cathal|last=Dennehy|title= ‘I was burnt out all the time from stress. I kept running for myself, but I was not able to achieve anything during that time’}}{{cite web|url= https://m.independent.ie/regionals/herald/mccanns-boost-family-fortunes-at-blackrock/29792778.html|website=Imdependent.ie|accessdate=30 June 2024|title= McCanns boost family fortunes at Blackrock|first=Lindie |last=Naughton|date=28 November 2013}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Dublin (city)
Category:Irish male middle-distance runners
Category:Athletes from County Dublin
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics