Callum Morgan
Irish athlete (born 2003)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Callum Morgan (born 18 June 2003) is an Irish long-distance and cross county runner.[1]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 18 June 2003 | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Long-distance running, Cross Country running | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||
Biography
From Glengormley, Morgan, was a pupil of St Malachy's College in Belfast. He was a recipient of a funding award from the Mary Peters Trust in January 2024.[2] A member of Candour Track Club (CNDR), he ran a personal best to win the Men’s A race of the 3000 metres in 7.59.37 at the Belfast Milers meeting in May 2024.[3] In December 2024, he was selected for the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Antalya, Turkey.[4] He was the third Irish finisher in the men's under-23 race at the, with a 29th place finish.[5]
Morgan finished tenth over 5000 metres in 13.53.18 at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway.[6][7] In October 2025, Morgan won his first senior race at The Autumn Open International Cross Country Festival in Dublin, a World Athletics Cross Country Tour Bronze meeting.[8] That month, he placed fourth in the under-23 race at the Ireland Cross Country Championships in Derry.[9] He was subsequently selected for the under-23 race at the 2025 European Cross Country Championships in Portugal, in December 2025.[10][11] He had an eighth place finish in Lagoa to score for Ireland as he won the team gold medal in the under-23 race alongside Nick Griggs and Niall Murphy.[12][13]
On 11 January 2026, Morgan lowered his personal best for the 10km to 28:08 whilst competing in Valencia.[14] Later that month, he ran an indoor personal best of 7:55.82 for the 3000 metres in Boston, Massachusetts, and the 5000 metres in 13:31.47 the following week at the Boston Terrier Classic.[15][16] On 1 March 2026, he placed third in the 3000 metres at the Irish Indoor Athletics Championships in 8:16.30 behind Nick Griggs and Darragh McElhinney.[17] In May, Morgan finished second to Henry McLuckie in a lifetime best of 7:47.62 for the 3000m at The Belfast Classic.[18]