James Gormley

James Gormley is a Northern Irish middle distance- and long-distance runner. In 2025, he became Northern Irish indoor record holder over the mile and 3000 metres.

Early and personal life

Born in Sheffield, England, he is a member of the Carmen Runners club in County Tyrone.

As a 17-year-old, he competed in the 2015 IAAF World Youth Championships where he finished fifth in the 1500m.
In 2023, he ran a 3:37.20 personal best over 1500 metres in Belgium in August 2023, and won in a 13:49 personal best in the Lancaster 5km race. He also won over 3000 metres in the BMC Nike Grand Prix final in 7:49.61.
He ran a 3000m indoor personal best of 7:53.71 in Sheffield in January 2024. He finished fourth in the 5000 metres race at the Irish National Track and Field Championships in Dublin in July 2024.
In November 2024, he switched his international representation from Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Ireland.
He improved his 3000m indoor best to 7:40.72 in Boston, Massachusetts in February 2025, to beat Nick Griggs' previous Northern Ireland indoor record. He ran 3:55.66 also in the United States in 2025, to set a new Northern Ireland record in the indoor mile. He finished second in the 3000 metres at the All Ireland Indoor Championships behind Seán Tobin at Abbotstown, Dublin, in February 2025. He ran for Ireland in the 3000m at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, where he did not reach the final. Later that month, he was selected for the 3000 metres race at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing.