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