Ray Flynn (athlete)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Irish |
| Born | 22 January 1957 Longford, Ireland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track |
| Event(s) | 1500 meters, mile |
| College team | East Tennessee State University |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 1500 metres: 3:33.5 Mile: 3:49.77 3000 meters: 7:41.60 5000 meters: 13:19.52 |
| Updated on 1 October 2017 | |
Raymond P. Flynn (born 22 January 1957) is a retired middle-distance runner who today works as a sports agent. Over the course of his racing career, Flynn ran a total of 89 sub-four minute miles. He ran his best time of 3:49.77 on 7 July 1982 in Oslo, Norway at the Bislett Games Dream Mile. This time still stands as the outdoor Irish national record, but was surpassed when Andrew Coscoran ran 3:49.26 indoors in 2025. He also held the Irish 1500 metres record for 41 years after running 3:33.5, in the same Oslo race.
In 1989, he founded Flynn Sports Management, among the biggest athlete management agencies in athletics. Flynn is also the current meet director of the Millrose Games.