Personal information | |
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Nationality | Irish |
Born | 8 January 1960 |
Sport | |
Sport | Long-distance running |
Event | Marathon |
Tommy Hughes (born 8 January 1960) is an Irish long-distance runner. He competed in the men's marathon at the 1992 Summer Olympics. [1] In October 2019, aged 59, he ran the Frankfurt Marathon in a time of 2:27:52, [2] a world record for his age. [3] [4] His son Eoin Hughes, aged 34, finished the same race in 2 hours 31 minutes 30 seconds. [2] Their combined time of 4:59.22 was the fastest ever by a father-son duo in a marathon. [5] [3] On 24 October 2020 he ran the marathon in 2:30:02 at age 60 to break the ratified age group record by over 6 minutes. [6]
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Irish |
Born | 8 January 1960 |
Sport | |
Sport | Long-distance running |
Event | Marathon |
Tommy Hughes (born 8 January 1960) is an Irish long-distance runner. He competed in the men's marathon at the 1992 Summer Olympics. [1] In October 2019, aged 59, he ran the Frankfurt Marathon in a time of 2:27:52, [2] a world record for his age. [3] [4] His son Eoin Hughes, aged 34, finished the same race in 2 hours 31 minutes 30 seconds. [2] Their combined time of 4:59.22 was the fastest ever by a father-son duo in a marathon. [5] [3] On 24 October 2020 he ran the marathon in 2:30:02 at age 60 to break the ratified age group record by over 6 minutes. [6]