Patrick Tiernan

Patrick Tiernan

Tiernan at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1994-09-11) 11 September 1994 (age 27) Longreach, Queensland, Australia[1]
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track, long-distance running
University team	Villanova St Joseph's College '11
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	1500 meters: 3:38.64[3] 5000 meters: 13:12.68[3] 10000 meters: 27:22.55[3]
Medal record Athletics Representing  Australia Oceania Youth Championships 2011 Sydney 3000 m
Updated on 2 August 2021.

Patrick Tiernan (born 11 September 1994) is an Australian long-distance track and road runner.^[3] In addition to having won multiple road races in Australia, Tiernan represented Villanova in cross country and track. He also qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games and the 2020 Olympic Games. He was the 2016 Men's DI National Cross Country champion.

Running career[]

Youth[]

Tiernan was born in Longreach and raised in Toowoomba, where he took up distance running.^[4] In July 2012 he won the 10 kilometers race that was part of the Gold Coast Marathon.^[5]

Collegiate[]

Tiernan was recruited by Villanova in January 2013 and missed out on the first indoor and outdoor track seasons. At the 2014 NCAA DI Indoor T&F Championships, Tiernan finished in seventh place in the 5000 meters final round. At the 2014 NCAA DI Outdoor T&F Championships, Tiernan placed sixth in the 5000 meters, earning his first All-American honors in track and field in his NCAA collegiate career. He placed second overall at the 2015 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships behind Edward Cheserek, whom he beat in 2016 when he won the men's overall title.

Achievements[]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Australia
2011	Oceania Youth Championships	Sydney, Australia	2nd	3000 m	8:33.57
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	19th	5000 m	13:28.48
2017	World Cross Country Championships	KampalaUganda	13th	10,000 m	29:19
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	11th	5000 m	13:40.01
			22nd	10,000 m	29:23.72
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Queensland	DQ 10th	10,000 m	DQ 28:22.9
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	20th (h)	5000 m	13:28.42
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	19th	10,000 m	28:35.06

2011: 1st, Australian Junior (U18) cross country champion

2012: 1st, Gold Coast 10km run, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

2012: 1st, 1500 meters (3:50.67) U20 Australian Championships

2012: 1st, 5000 meters (14:40.59) U20 Australian Championships

2012: 1st, U20 Australian Championships cross country

2016: 4th, 5000 m 13:41.37, Australian Athletics Championships Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre Sydney New South Wales

2016: 20th, 5000 m 13:28, Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres Brazil

2017: 13th, 10000 m 29:19, 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race Kampala Uganda

2018: 4th, 5000 m 13:26.38 Australian Championships Gold Coast, Queensland

In March 2017, Tiernan was signed to a sponsorship agreement with Nike Australia and joined Melbourne Track Club and trains with Villanova University coach Marcus O'Sullivan.

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Patrick Tiernan.

• Patrick Tiernan on Twitter
• Patrick Tiernan at World Athletics
• All Athletics Profile
• Patrick Tiernan Interview 25 November 2016
• Patrick Tiernan Villanova University profile 20 November 2016
• Patrick Tiernan Villanova University Interview 5 July 2016
• 2016 Rio Olympic profile Australia Patrick Tiernan 11 August 2016