Peter McColgan
Peter McColgan (born 20 February 1963) is a Northern Irish former steeplechaser.[1]
McColgan holds the Northern Irish 3000 metres indoor record with a time of 7:54.48, as well as the two- (5:31.09) and three-km (8:27.93) steeplechase outdoor records.[2]
McColgan was born in Strabane, County Tyrone, and was educated at Omagh CBS. He only took up athletics at the age of 17 and was coached until 1986 by Malcolm McCausland.[3]
McColgan represented Northern Ireland the same year at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh and was a finalist in the 3000 metre steeplechase and 5000 metres.[4]
He also ran for Great Britain in the steeplechase at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Japan,
Among his other accomplishments are a bronze medal in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the NCAA Championships (1986) in the United States and a sub-four-minute mile.
He has five children with his ex-wife Liz, including athlete Eilish.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Peter McColgan. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-07-02.
- ^ "Northern Ireland Track Stats - Ni Male Records". Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ^ Peter MColgan. Scottish Distance Running History. Retrieved on 2015-07-02.
- ^ "NORTHERN IRELAND TRACK STATS - Commonwealth Games". Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ^ "Liz McColgan settles divorce with husband Peter - The Scotsman". Archived from the original on 6 December 2019.
- Living people
- 1963 births
- Sportspeople from Strabane
- British male steeplechase runners
- Male long-distance runners from Northern Ireland
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Northern Ireland
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes from County Tyrone
- British male long-distance runners
- 20th-century British sportsmen
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