Raymond P. Flynn (born 22 January 1957) is a retired middle-distance runner who today works as a sports agent.
[2] This time still stands as the outdoor Irish national record, but was surpassed when Andrew Coscoran ran 3:49.26 indoors in 2025.
[3][4] While attending St Mel's College in Longford, Ireland,[5] Flynn won the 1500 meters at the Great Britain Championships against other high school runners, after which he earned an athletic scholarship to East Tennessee State University.
[8] In June of that year, he finished in last place in the men's 1500 meters finals of the NCAA DI Outdoor T&F Championships with a time of 3:42.90.
[10] In 1985, Flynn was a member of Ireland's four-man squad along with Marcus O'Sullivan, Eamonn Coghlan, and Frank O'Mara, which set a world record time of 15:49.08 in the 4 x mile relay, in a charity fund-raising race in Dublin.