Martin Fagan (born 26 June 1983 in Mullingar) is a retired Irish long distance runner, who specialised in half-marathons and marathons.
Fagan competed for the Providence Friars track and field team in the NCAA.
In 2012 he was banned for two years after testing positive for the banned performance-enhancing blood-boosting drug EPO. He made a comeback in early 2014 and managed to qualify for the marathon at the 2016 Summer Olympics, but announced in June 2015 that he had decided in to retire from running.Ian O'Riordan: Rio Olympic qualifier Martin Fagan retires from running, The Irish Times, 24 June 2015
Achievements Representing 2005European U23 ChampionshipsErfurt, Germany5th5000m14:16.284th10,000m29:39.202006European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden 11th10,000 m28:54.042008Summer OlympicsBeijing, China —MarathonDNF
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