Stephen Scullion | |
Nationality: | Irish / Northern Irish |
Hometown: | Belfast |
Birth Date: | 9 November 1988 |
Birth Place: | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Weight: | 68kg (150lb) |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | marathon, half marathon, 10000 metres, 3000 metres |
Pb: | Marathon 02:09:25 (London 2020) |
Club: | Dark Sky Distance |
Coach: | Stephen Haas |
Stephen Scullion (born 9 November 1988) is an Irish middle-distance and long-distance runner.[1]
Scullion was born in Belfast and attended Wellington College.[2]
Scullion was selected for Northern Ireland at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the 1500m and 5000m, but missed out due to illness.[3] He competed in the 3000 metres at the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships and in the 10000 m at the 2018 European Athletics Championships.
At the 2019 Houston Marathon he finished tenth in a personal best, despite taking a wrong turn and being corrected by a member of the public. He qualified for the 2019 World Championships and for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4] [5] Scullion finished second in the 2019 Dublin Marathon and eleventh in the 2020 London Marathon.[6] [7] [8]
He competed in the men's marathon at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, but did not finish the race.[9]
He represented Northern Ireland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where he finished 10th in the men's marathon event.[10]