Morton Games

(Cathal Doyle wins the 2024 Morton mile, photo by Mark Kavanagh)

About:

Morton Games, World Athletics Continental Tour  takes place on the 11th of July 2025 in the Morton Stadium Dublin.

Since the 1930s Clonliffe Harriers promoted an annual International Summer Sports Meet. The highlight of this Meet invariably was the open invitational Mile. This Meet took place at various locations in Dublin including Croke Park and the IRFU grounds at Landsdowne Road. When Clonliffe Harriers built the Clonliffe Harriers Stadium in Santry the annual international Summer Sports were held on an annual basis there. 1958 Clonliffe held two international Sports Meets, the ‘July Sports’ and the ‘August Sports’. On the 6th of August 1958 Herb Elliott set a new world mile record of 3:54.3 as for the first time in history five athletes in the same race ran sub four minute miles. Following on the death of Billy Morton in 1969 Clonliffe Harriers began commemorating his memory with the annual Morton Mile. Over the years the Morton Mile has attracted top class milers including several Olympic champions: Steve Ovett, John Walker and Kip Keino as well as other top international milers including Steve Scott, the mile stadium record holder and Irish Olympians Eamonn Coghlan, Marcus O’Sullivan, Frank O’Mara, Ray Flynn and Clonliffe’s own Niall Bruton.

Financial considerations over the years meant that the Morton Mile did not always feature as part of an international event, at times it featured in domestic competition including Dublin County Board Meets, for which Clonliffe Harriers are grateful, the Dundrum International Sports and indeed on occasions as a club race only. In 2008 a very successful international Track and Field Meet was held to mark the fiftieth anniversary of Herb Elliott’s world mile record which attracted top class international athletes. The Morton Mile on that occasion being won by Rob Myers (U.S.A.). To mark the club’s 125th anniversary in 2011 the club promoted the Clonliffe 125 Track and Field Grand Prix and since then an annual International meet now called Morton Games. Since 2023 Morton Games has attained World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze status. The meet is held in the Morton Stadium every July.

Leer Morton Mile

(pictured above) Will Leer 11th July 2014 Morton Mile Stadium/Meet Record 3.51.82

Morton Mile Winners:

1970 Morton Mile

(Pictured The first Morton Memorial Mile 1970)

1970  Kip Keino (KEN) – 3.59.2  Morton Stadium

1971  Tony Polhill (NZL) – 4.00.7  Morton Stadium

1975  Eamonn Coghlan (IRL) – 4.02.1  Morton Stadium

1976  Frank Murphy (IRL) – 4.04.54  Morton Stadium

1977  John Walker (NZD) – 3.52.76  Belfield

1978  Steve Ovett (GBR) – 3.55.70  Belfield

1979  Steve Scott (USA) – 3.56.26  Belfield

1980  Steve Scott (USA) – 3.53.8  Morton Stadium (Stadium Record)

1981   Steve Scott (USA) – 3.54.76  Morton Stadium

1983   Eamonn Coghlan (IRL) – 3.53.48  Belfield

1985   Frank O`Mara (IRL) – 3.58.78  Morton Stadium

1986  Marcus O`Sullivan (IRL) – 3.58.45  Morton Stadium

1987  David Taylor (IRL) – 4.01.0

1988  Tommy Moloney (IRL) – 4.05.53

1991  Enda Fitzpatrick (IRL) – 4.03.98  ALSAA

1992  Bobby Farren (NI) – 4.15.1  ALSAA

1999  Niall Bruton (IRL) – 4.01.36  Morton Stadium

2001  Fred Cheruijot (KEN) – 3.59.73  Morton Stadium

2002  Edwin Maranga (KEN) – 4.00.78  Morton Stadium

2003  James Nolan (IRL) – 3.57.7  Morton Stadium

2004  James Nolan (IRL) – 3.59.99  Morton Stadium

2005 Youcif Abdi (AUS) – 4.01.13  Morton Stadium

2006  John Cronjie (RSA) – 4.00.49  Morton Stadium

2007  Mitch Kealy (AUS) – 3.58.45  Morton Stadium

2008  Rob Myers (USA) – 3.56.23  Morton Stadium

2009  Mark Thompson (USA) – 4.01.26  Morton Stadium

2010  Will Leer (USA) – 3.56.81  Morton Stadium

2011  Jordan McNamara (USA) – 3.56.83  Morton Stadium

2012  Will Leer (USA) – 3.56.39  Morton Stadium

2013  Cory Leslie (USA) – 3.55.85  Morton Stadium

2014 Will Leer (USA) – 3.51.82 Morton Stadium (Stadium and Meet Record)

2015  Jeff Riseley (AUS) – 3.57.08  Morton Stadium

2016  Johnny Gregorek (USA) – 3.55.57  Morton Stadium

2017 Robert Domanic (USA) – 3.55.71  Morton Stadium

2018 Sam Prakel (USA) – 3.55.80  Morton Stadium

2019 Robert Domanic (USA) – 3.58.90

2022 Andrew coscoran (IRL) – 3.57.09

2023 Ryan Mphahlele (RSA) – 3.54.48

2024 Cathal Doyle (IRL & Clonliffe) – 3.52.06

Where:

The Morton Stadium, Santry, Dublin 9, Ireland.

When:

Friday July 11th 2025  @ 7.00 pm (Pre program from 5.30pm)

Events:

Men: 100, 400, 800, Morton Mile, Albie Thomas Memorial 5000, Shot

Women: 100H, 400, 800, 1500, High Jump, Discus

Tickets:

Admission -€10. U/16 – Free

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Contact:

Contact details mortongames@hotmail.ie

Event web site:

www.mortongames.ie