Tommy Hughes (athlete) explained

Tommy Hughes
Nationality:Irish
Sport:Long-distance running
Event:Marathon
Birth Date:8 January 1960

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. Their combined time of 4:59.22 was the fastest ever by a father-son duo in a marathon.[5] 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]

Notes and References

  1. Tommy Hughes Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418092211/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/hu/tommy-hughes-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 21 May 2017.
  2. Web site: Mainova Frankfurt Marathon. live.frankfurt-marathon.com. 2020-03-11.
  3. News: Hutchinson. Alex. What We Can Learn from Studying Older Marathoners. 8 March 2020. Outside. 11 March 2020.
  4. Web site: Single Age Records Marathon.
  5. News: Francis. Anne. 1992 Olympic marathoner and son break world record at Frankfurt Marathon (unofficial). 27 October 2019. Running Magazine. 11 March 2020.
  6. Web site: Tommy Hughes breaks M60 marathon world record in 2:30:02. 27 October 2020.

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