Mark Smyth (athlete)

Mark Smyth
Personal information
Nationality	Irish
Born	2 July 1998 (age 25); Dublin, Ireland
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
Country	Ireland
Sport	Track and field
Club	Raheny Shamrock Athletic Club
Coached by	Kay Bannon
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Outdoors; 100 m: 10.40 (2021); 200 m: 20.66 (2023); Indoors; 60 m: 6.80 (2023); 200 m: 20.64 NR (2023);

Mark Smyth (born 2 July 1998) is an Irish track and field athlete who competes in the sprints at an international level.^[1]^[2]

He set an Irish national record for the indoor 200 metres in March 2023.^[3]^[4]

Personal life

Mark Smyth is from Raheny, Dublin. He is a member of Raheny Shamrock Athletic Club.^[6] Smyth began competitive sprinting under coach Kay Bannon while attending St Fintan's High School, Sutton in 2016.^[7] In 2022, he completed a Multimedia degree from Dublin City University and subsequently began a Masters in Emerging Media.^[8]

All information taken from World Athletics profile.^[2]


Type	Event	Time	Date	Place	Notes
Outdoor	100 metres	10.40	25 July 2021	Carlow, Ireland	+0.8 m/s (wind)
	200 metres	20.66	22 June 2023	Chorzów, Poland	+0.5 m/s (wind)
	4 x 100 metres relay	39.27	24 July 2022	Tullamore, Ireland
Indoor	60 metres	6.80	18 January 2023	Abbotstown, Ireland
	200 metres	20.64	11 March 2023	Abbotstown, Ireland	NR
	4 x 200 metres relay	1:26.82	15 February 2020	Athlone, Ireland