Noel Carroll (runner)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Irish |
| Born |
December 7, 1941 Annagassan, Ireland |
| Died | October 23, 1998 (aged 56) Dublin |
| Residence | Dublin, Ireland |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Running |
| Event(s) | 400 metres, 800 metres, 4 x 800 metres relay |
| College team | Villanova Wildcats |
Noel Carroll (7 December 1941 – 23 October 1998) was an Irish middle distance runner who set European and World Records in the 1960s. He became the Dublin Corporation's first official spokesman, and later the Chief Executive of the Dublin Chamber of Commerce, and led the group which founded the Dublin Marathon.
Noel Carroll was born in Annagassan, County Louth in 1941, and left school to join the Army where he began running. In 1962, while competing in the Millrose Games in New York City, he was recruited by "Jumbo Elliott" and attended Villanova University, where he joined the university's athletics team, the Villanova Wildcats and won a number of track championships.
At Villanova, he ran a sub-four-minute mile and in 1964, was the anchor for the team which broke the 4 x 880 yard relay World Record. In the same year, he also set the European Indoor record for the 880 yards and competed in the Olympic Games in Tokyo in the Men's 800 metres. When running against Bill Crothers in 1964, Sports Illustrated described Carroll as "one of the best middle-distance runners in the world".
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