Mark Carroll
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Mark•Carroll |
| Used name | Mark•Carroll |
| Born | 15 January 1972 in ?, Cork (IRL) |
| Measurements | 177 cm / 66 kg |
| Affiliations | Leevale Athletic Club, Cork (IRL) |
| NOC |  Ireland |
Biography
An Irish distance runner, Mark Carroll ran the 5,000 metres at the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games. Carroll also competed at the 1995 and 1999 World Championships. He ran in college in the United States at Providence College, winning the 1995 NCAA Indoor title in the 5,000. He was 2000 European Indoor Champion in the 3,000 metres.
Carroll married US Olympic distance runner Amy Rudolph. They settled in the United States and he became a track coach, initially at Auburn and Drake Universities, as did Rudolph, but in 2019 he was named the high performance coach for the Boston Athletic Association.
Personal Best: 5000 - 13.03.93 (1998).
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Athletics | IRL |
Mark Carroll | |||
| 5,000 metres, Men (Olympic) | 7 h2 r1/2 | |||||
| 2004 Summer Olympics | Athletics | IRL |
Mark Carroll | |||
| 5,000 metres, Men (Olympic) | 15 h2 r1/2 |
Olympic family relations
- Husband of Amy Rudolph
List mentions
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Athletics Indoor Championships (1–0–0 2000 Gent gold: 3000 m)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Athletics Championships (0–0–1 1998 Budapest bronze: 5000 m)