Alistair Ian Cragg (born 13 June 1980 in Johannesburg) is a South African track and field athlete.

Cragg is the University of Arkansas recordholder for 3,000 m and 5,000 m, and the only Razorback to win the 10,000, 5,000 and 1,500 meter races at a single SEC Outdoor Championship meet (2004) .

[citation needed] Cragg declared for Ireland in 2003, having represented South Africa as a junior athlete in a cross country race.

Cragg made his début for Ireland at the 2003 European Cross Country Championships, where he finished a respectable 8th.

[citation needed] Cragg began the 2006 season well and finished 4th in the World Indoor Championships, just missing out on a medal.

He was one of the favourites to win a medal in the 5000 m at the European Championships, but dropped out whilst leading the slow run final with around 800 metres to go.

Cragg finished second behind Cathal Lombard at the 2007 Irish Cross Country Championships, held in Belfast.

[8] Immediately after this race, thinking he had failed to qualify, Cragg was emotional when he was interviewed about the pressures that are associated with being an Irish athlete.

[9][10] He criticized Ireland's former middle-distance athletes for lambasting his performances, saying he could match the likes of Eamonn Coghlan and others in a race.

The following month he ran at the Great South Run and claimed third place due to his well-timed pacing.