Jack Raftery

Jack Raftery (born 26 April 2001) is an Irish track and field athlete competing in sprinting events.^[3] He holds an Irish record for the indoor 300 metres.^[4]

Jack Raftery

Personal information
Nationality	Irish
Born	(2001-04-26) 26 April 2001 (age 24) Dublin, Ireland
Height	201 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country	Ireland
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	400 m, 300 m, 4 × 400 metres relay
Club	Donore Harriers
Coached by	Brian Coombes, John & Emily Geoghehan, Paul Clarkin[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	400 m: 44.98 s 800 m: 1:55.68 300 m (indoor): 33.27 s NR[2]

Career

He attended Castleknock College.^[1] He currently attends Dublin City University.^[5] He is a member of the Donore Harriers club.^[6]

Raftery ran in the 400 metres at the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships Third Division (part of the 2023 European Games).^[7] He also ran in the mixed 4×400 relay at the 2023 World Athletics Championships,^[8] where the Irish team finished sixth.^[9]

In 2024, he went to the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics as a non-running member of the 4 x 400m mixed relay team.

In June 2025, at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships in Maribor, Raftery moved to second in the Irish all-time list clocking a time of 44.98.^[10]