Clonliffe Harriers is an athletics club based in

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. It was founded in 1886, and is one of the oldest athletics clubs in Ireland. It has been based in

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since the 1950s but was originally based in

Clonliffe Clonliffe () is an area on the Northside, Dublin, Northside of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, between Ballybough and Drumcondra, Dublin, Drumcondra in the Dublin 3 postal district. Location Clonliffe Road, previously known as Fortick ...

. The Santry grounds originally formed part of Santry Court and were leased by the club from 1956 by Grangegorman Mental Hospital. The club has coaching and training programs in several disciplines and in all levels. The club competes during the winter in cross country and road events. This involves all ages from under 10 to senior, veterans and all standards.

Achievements

Clonliffe Harriers have won national titles in various national championships in both men's and women's championships. *

Notable members

Clonliffe Harriers has been home to nationally and internationally successful athletes, who have competed in both

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disciplines and cross-country. In 2024, Cathal Doyle became the 23rd Clonliffe Harrier athlete to qualify for the Olympics when he qualified for the

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in the 1,500m. Below is a list of the 23 Olympians who have competed for the club: * London 1908 - Joe Deakin, George Mayberry and John Reid * Stockholm 1912 - Timothy Carroll * Antwerp 1920 - Herbert Carmichael Irwin and Timothy Carroll (2nd) * Paris 1924 - Norman McEachern * Amsterdam 1928 - Norman McEachern (2nd) * London 1948 - John Joe Barry, Paul Dolan, David Guiney *

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- Paul Dolan (2nd) * Rome 1960 - Michael Hoey, Gerry McIntyre * Mexico 1968 -

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* Munich 1972 - Frank Murphy (2nd), Claire Walsh,

Danny McDaid Daniel McDaid (; born 4 August 1941) is a 2-time Irish Olympic athlete and four times national marathon champion from Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland. He is a former member of the Dublin-based athletic club Clonliffe Harriers. He compet ...

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* Seoul 1988 - Anne Keenan-Buckley * Barcelona 1992 - Bobby O'Leary * Atlanta 1996 - Niall Bruton * Athens 2004 - Alistair Cragg *

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- Alistair Cragg (2nd) *

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- Alistair Cragg (3rd), Mark Kenneally *

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- Marcus Lawler,

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* Paris 2024 - Cathal Doyle

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External links

Club website
Athletics clubs in Ireland Sports clubs and teams established in 1886 Athletics in Fingal

Achievements

Notable members

See also

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