Paul McCloy

Canadian long-distance runner

Paul McCloy
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1963-11-06) 6 November 1963 (age 60)
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Sport
SportLong-distance running
Event10,000 metres

Paul McCloy (born 6 November 1963) is a Canadian long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1] McCloy won a bronze medal at the 1987 Pan American Games in the 10,000 metres. His Canadian record for the men's 10k road race (28:17), set in Orlando Florida on 21 February 1987[2] held for over 35 years until June 26, 2022 when Ben Flanagan from Kitchener, Ont., ran 28 minutes 11 seconds (28:11) at the BAA 10K competition in Boston.[3] McCloy continues to hold the course record for the annual Tely 10 Road Race held in his hometown of St. John's, NL, with a time of 47:04 over 10 miles set in 1985.[4]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Paul McCloy Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Canadian Records". Athletics Canada. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Ben Flanagan breaks 35-year-old Canadian 10k record in Boston". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  4. ^ https://www.nlaa.ca/tely10/statistics/fastest.php

External links

  • Paul McCloy at World AthleticsEdit on Wikidata
  • Paul McCloy at OlympediaEdit on Wikidata
  • Paul McCloy at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)Edit on Wikidata
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