Tommy Hughes (athlete)

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 October 24, 2020, he ran the marathon in 2:30:02 at age 60 to break the ratified age group record by over 6 minutes.[6]

Tommy Hughes
Personal information
NationalityIrish
Born (1960-01-08) 8 January 1960
Sport
SportLong-distance running
Event(s)Marathon

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tommy Hughes Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  2. "Mainova Frankfurt Marathon". live.frankfurt-marathon.com. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  3. Hutchinson, Alex (8 March 2020). "What We Can Learn from Studying Older Marathoners". Outside. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  4. "Single Age Records Marathon".
  5. Francis, Anne (27 October 2019). "1992 Olympic marathoner and son break world record at Frankfurt Marathon (unofficial)". Running Magazine. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  6. "Tommy Hughes breaks M60 marathon world record in 2:30:02". 27 October 2020.
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