Andrew Coscoran: ‘I’ve got to places I didn’t think I would’

If there’s one thing 25-year-old Coscoran has learned, it’s that the best in the world are no different to him

Sonia O’Sullivan and Andrew Coscoran launching the Irish Life Health ‘Runuary’ 2022 programme. ‘I think athletics is the best thing anyone could be part of,’ says Coscoran. ‘It’s a great community, a great lifestyle.’ Picture: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

A European final, Olympic semi-final, and a 1500m personal best that puts him in elite company on the Irish all-time list. For Andrew Coscoran, there’s no way to look back on this year as anything but a success — though he’s aiming even higher in 2022.

If there’s one thing the 25-year-old has learned, it’s that the best in the world are no different to him. In March, the Balbriggan native finished seventh in the European Indoor final, coming home three seconds behind Jakob Ingebrigtsen, the Norwegian who went on to win Olympic gold in Tokyo. In August, Coscoran finished 10th in the Olympic semi-final in 3:35.84 — just one second away from reaching the final.