Neil Cusack
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Irish distance runner
Neil Cusack (born 30 December 1951 in Limerick) is a retired middle- and long-distance runner from Ireland.
Early life
[edit ]Cusack was born in Limerick city in 1951 and attended St Munchin's College. Cusack attended East Tennessee State University. In 1972 he was the NCAA Men's Cross Country National Champion.[1]
Running career
[edit ]Cusack won the Boston Marathon in 1974. He remains the only Irish athlete to have won in Boston.[2] In 1981 Cusack won the Dublin Marathon.[citation needed ]
Olympics
[edit ]Cusack represented Ireland in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany and in the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[3]
Achievements
[edit ]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Ireland | |||||
| 1971 | Peach Bowl Marathon | Atlanta, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2:16:18 |
| 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, Germany | Heats (DNQ) | 10,000m | 28:45.8 |
| 1974 | Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2:13:39 |
| Rice Festival Marathon | Crowley, Louisiana | 1st | Marathon | 2:14:27 | |
| 1976 | Olympic Games | Montréal, Canada | 55th | Marathon | 2:35:47 |
| 1977 | Kosice Marathon | Kosice, Slovakia | 6th | Marathon | 2:17:14 |
| 1981 | Dublin Marathon | Dublin, Ireland | 1st | Marathon | 2:13:58 |
| 1985 | Grandma's Marathon | Duluth, Minnesota | 9th | Marathon | 2:16:51 |
References
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Categories:
- 1951 births
- Living people
- Irish male marathon runners
- Irish male long-distance runners
- People educated at St Munchin's College
- East Tennessee State University alumni
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Ireland
- Boston Marathon male winners
- Athletes from County Limerick
- East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's track and field athletes
- 20th-century Irish sportsmen
- Irish athletics biography stubs