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In November 2024, he switched his international representation from [[Team GB|Great Britain and Northern Ireland]] to [[Athletics Ireland|Ireland]].<ref name=”riot”>{{cite web|website=BBC Sport|url= https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/articles/cly35p1356eo.amp|accessdate=4 March 2025|title= O’Connor & Gormley in Ireland’s Euro Indoors team|date=26 February 2025}}</ref> |
In November 2024, he switched his international representation from [[Team GB|Great Britain and Northern Ireland]] to [[Athletics Ireland|Ireland]].<ref name=”riot”>{{cite web|website=BBC Sport|url= https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/articles/cly35p1356eo.amp|accessdate=4 March 2025|title= O’Connor & Gormley in Ireland’s Euro Indoors team|date=26 February 2025}}</ref> |
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He improved his 3000m indoor best to 7:40.72 in [[Boston, Massachusetts]] in February 2025, to beat [[Nick Griggs]]’ previous Northern Ireland indoor record. He ran 3:55.66 also in the United States in 2025, to set a new Northern Ireland record in the indoor mile.<ref name=”riot”/><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rte.ie/sport/athletics/2025/0220/1497818-preview-star-studded-lineup-at-national-championships/ |website=RTE|accessdate=4 March 2025|title= Star-studded lineup at National Championships|date=21 Feb 2025}}</ref> He finished second in the 3000 metres at the All Ireland Indoor Championships behind Seán Tobin at Abbotstown, Dublin, in February 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/athletics/bori-akinola-powers-his-way-to-indoor-sprint-title-as-sharlene-mawdsley-cruises-home-in-400m-final/a1428767662.html#|website=Kndependent.ie|accessdate=24 Feb 2025|first=Cathal|last=Dennehy|title= Bori Akinola powers his way to indoor sprint title as Sharlene Mawdsley cruises home in 400m final|date=23 Feb 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|website=Fast Running|accessdate=4 March 2025|url= https://fastrunning.com/running-athletics-news/ireland/healy-doyle-success-indoors-irish-round-up/38128/|title= Healy & Doyle success indoors – Irish round-up|first=Lindie|last=Naughton|date=26 February 2025}}</ref> He |
He improved his 3000m indoor best to 7:40.72 in [[Boston, Massachusetts]] in February 2025, to beat [[Nick Griggs]]’ previous Northern Ireland indoor record. He ran 3:55.66 also in the United States in 2025, to set a new Northern Ireland record in the indoor mile.<ref name=”riot”/><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rte.ie/sport/athletics/2025/0220/1497818-preview-star-studded-lineup-at-national-championships/ |website=RTE|accessdate=4 March 2025|title= Star-studded lineup at National Championships|date=21 Feb 2025}}</ref> He finished second in the 3000 metres at the All Ireland Indoor Championships behind Seán Tobin at Abbotstown, Dublin, in February 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/athletics/bori-akinola-powers-his-way-to-indoor-sprint-title-as-sharlene-mawdsley-cruises-home-in-400m-final/a1428767662.html#|website=Kndependent.ie|accessdate=24 Feb 2025|first=Cathal|last=Dennehy|title= Bori Akinola powers his way to indoor sprint title as Sharlene Mawdsley cruises home in 400m final|date=23 Feb 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|website=Fast Running|accessdate=4 March 2025|url= https://fastrunning.com/running-athletics-news/ireland/healy-doyle-success-indoors-irish-round-up/38128/|title= Healy & Doyle success indoors – Irish round-up|first=Lindie|last=Naughton|date=26 February 2025}}</ref> He at the [[2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships]] in [[Apeldoorn]], where he .<ref>{{cite web|website=RTE|accessdate=4 March 2025|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/athletics/2025/0225/1498898-ireland-name-19-person-squad-for-european-championships/|title= Ireland name 19-person squad for European Championships|date=25 Feb 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/athletics/dubliner-sarah-healy-eyeing-up-her-first-senior-international-medal-at-european-athletics-indoor-championships/a1254652438.html|first=Cathal|last=Dennehy|title= Dubliner Sarah Healy eyeing up her first senior international medal at European Athletics Indoor Championships|date=8 March 2025|accessdate=8 March 2025}}</ref> Later that month, he was selected for the 3000 metres race at the [[2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships]] in [[Nanjing]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://m.independent.ie/sport/womens-sport/nicola-tuthill-lands-u-23-gold-at-european-throwing-cup-while-mark-english-and-cian-mcphillips-ruled-out-of-world-indoors/a1261640186.html#|website=Independent.ie|first=Cathal|last=Dennehy|date=16 March 2025|accessdate=16 March 2025|title= Nicola Tuthill lands U-23 gold at European Throwing Cup while Mark English and Cian McPhillips ruled out of World Indoors}}</ref> |
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Northern Irish long-distance runner
James Gormley (born 3 April 1998) is a Northern Irish middle distance- and long-distance runner. In 2025, he became Northern Irish indoor record holder over the mile and 3000 metres.[1]
Early and personal life
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Born in Sheffield, England, he is a member of the Carmen Runners club in County Tyrone.
As a 17-year-old, he competed in the 2015 IAAF World Youth Championships where he finished fifth in the 1500m.
In 2023, he ran a 3:37.20 personal best over 1500 metres in Belgium in August 2023, and won in a 13:49 personal best in the Lancaster 5km race. He also won over 3000 metres in the BMC Nike Grand Prix final in 7:49.61.[2]
He ran a 3000m indoor personal best of 7:53.71 in Sheffield in January 2024.[3] He finished fourth in the 5000 metres race at the Irish National Track and Field Championships in Dublin in July 2024.[4]
In November 2024, he switched his international representation from Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Ireland.[5]
He improved his 3000m indoor best to 7:40.72 in Boston, Massachusetts in February 2025, to beat Nick Griggs‘ previous Northern Ireland indoor record. He ran 3:55.66 also in the United States in 2025, to set a new Northern Ireland record in the indoor mile.[5][6] He finished second in the 3000 metres at the All Ireland Indoor Championships behind Seán Tobin at Abbotstown, Dublin, in February 2025.[7][8] He ran for Ireland in the 3000m at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, where he did not reach the final.[9][10] Later that month, he was selected for the 3000 metres race at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing.[11]
