Jack Raftery
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Irish |
| Born | 26 April 2001 Dublin, Ireland |
| Height | 201 cm (6 ft 7 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Sport | Track and field |
Events | 400 m, 300 m, 4 × 400 metres relay |
| Club | Donore Harriers |
| Coached by | Brian Coombes, John & Emily Geoghehan, Paul Clarkin[1] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 400 m: 44.98 s 800 m: 1:55.68 300 m (indoor): 33.27 s NR[2] |
Jack Raftery (born 26 April 2001) is an Irish track and field athlete competing in sprinting events.[3] He holds an Irish record for the indoor 300 metres.[4]
Career
[edit]He attended Castleknock College.[1] He currently attends Dublin City University.[5] He is a member of the Donore Harriers club.[6]
Raftery ran in the 400 metres at the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships Third Division (part of the 2023 European Games).[7] He also ran in the mixed 4×400 relay at the 2023 World Athletics Championships,[8] where the Irish team finished sixth.[9]
In 2024, he went to the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics as a non-running member of the 4 x 400m mixed relay team.
In June 2025, at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships in Maribor, Raftery moved to second in the Irish all-time list clocking a time of 44.98.[10]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Club Interview Series 29 - Jack Raftery". 22 July 2020.
- ↑ "Jack RAFTERY | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org.
- ↑ "European Athletics". www.european-athletics.com.
- ↑ Dennehy, Cathal (17 February 2023). "Tall tale: six-foot-seven Jack Raftery the man to beat after sprint switch". Irish Examiner.
- ↑ ""I still don't think I'd be able to put it into words" - Jack Raftery". The College View. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ↑ Staff, Echo (23 February 2023). "Raftery tops in 400m national senior indoor".
- ↑ Connacht, JoeNa (13 June 2023). "List of athletes & schedule : Irish Athletes at 2023 European Games". SportsNewsIreland.
- ↑ Reporter, Gazette (20 August 2023). "ATHLETICS: Team Ireland compete at the World Athletics Championships 2023". Dublin Gazette Newspapers - Dublin News, Sport and Lifestyle.
- ↑ Doherty, Oisin (19 August 2023). "Sixth placed finish for Ireland in 4 x 400m mixed relay at World Championship". Irish Mirror.
- ↑ "Ireland's Jack Raftery and Sharlene Mawdsley take centre stage at European Athletics Team Championships". Retrieved 30 June 2025.
External links
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- Irish men sprinters
- Athletes from Dublin (city)
- Irish men middle-distance runners
- Irish men high jumpers
- European Games competitors for Ireland
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games
- People educated at Castleknock College
- 21st-century Irish sportsmen
- Competitors at the 2025 Summer World University Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Ireland