Niall Bruton (born 27 October 1971) is a former Irish runner who specialized in the

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, retiring around 2000. From Dublin Niall went to Larkhill National School and then St. Aidan's C.B.S. in Whitehall, he ran with

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. Bruton ran collegiately in the US for the

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where he won the mile at the

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Indoor Championships in 1993 and 1994. He was named most outstanding performer among college men at the 1992

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. His personal best 1500 time was 3:35.67 minutes, achieved in August 1995 in

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. Bruton's best time in the

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was 3:53 run in

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in 1994. His career was cut short, however, as he developed

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in his right hip, causing him to retire.

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* 1971 births Living people Irish male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Ireland Arkansas Razorbacks men's track and field athletes People educated at St Aidan's C.B.S. University of Arkansas people World Athletics Championships athletes for Ireland Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games gold medalists for Ireland Medalists at the 1991 Summer Universiade Athletes from County Dublin NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners {{Ireland-athletics-bio-stub