Martin Fagan Explained

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

Representing
2005	European U23 Championships	Erfurt, Germany	5th	5000m	14:16.28
			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

Notes and References

1. Web site: No distance left to run: Martin Fagan banned for two years by athletics chiefs . 12 January 2012 . 2 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140811072451/http://www.thescore.ie/no-distance-left-to-run-martin-fagan-banned-for-two-years-by-athltics-chiefs-draft-330496-Jan2012/ . 11 August 2014 .
2. Ian O'Riordan: Rio Olympic qualifier Martin Fagan retires from running, The Irish Times, 24 June 2015