David McCarthy (born 3 August 1988 in Waterford, Ireland) ran his first 5000m ever in April 2009 and had an easy win in a top class time of 13'42"11. A few months lateh He won the bronze medal in the men's 5000 metres at the 2009 European Under-23 Athletics Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania - the only Irish medal of the Championships.
