Martin Fagan

Martin Fagan (born 26 June 1983 in Mullingar) is a retired Irish long distance runner, who specialised in half-marathons and marathons. In 2012 he was banned for two years after testing positive for the banned performance-enhancing blood-boosting drug EPO.^[1] He made a comeback in early 2014 and managed to qualify for the marathon at the 2016 Summer Olympics, but announced in June 2015 that he had decided in to retire from running.^[2]

Achievements[]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Ireland
2005	European U23 Championships	Erfurt, Germany	5th	5000m	14:16.28
2005	European U23 Championships	Erfurt, Germany	4th	10,000m	29:39.20
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	11th	10,000 m	28:54.04
2008	Summer Olympics	Beijing, China	—	Marathon	DNF

References[]

^ "No distance left to run: Martin Fagan banned for two years by athletics chiefs". 12 January 2012. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
^ Ian O'Riordan: Rio Olympic qualifier Martin Fagan retires from running, The Irish Times, 24 June 2015

Martin Fagan at World Athletics
Martin Fagan at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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[1] "No distance left to run: Martin Fagan banned for two years by athletics chiefs". 12 January 2012. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.

[2] Ian O'Riordan: Rio Olympic qualifier Martin Fagan retires from running, The Irish Times, 24 June 2015

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