Pete McArdle
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| Pete McArdle | |
| Event | marathon |
|---|---|
| Height | 5-10 (177 cm) |
| Weight | 126 lbs (57 kg) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| PR | 2 miles – 8.40.8i (1964); 5000 – 14.07.8 (1963); 10000 – 29.03.4 (1964); Mar – 2.26.25 (1964) |
| Born | March 22, 1929 at Dundalk, Louth, Ireland |
| Died | June 24, 1985 at Bronx, NY |
Peter Joseph ("Pete") McArdle (1929-1985) was a long-distance runner who, though born in Ireland, represented the United States.
McArdle came to the United States in 1956 and became a US citizen in 1962. He worked as a mechanic for a New York bus company. He competed for the New York Athletic Club in the 1960s, establishing himself as one of the nation's top distance runners.
In 1962, McArdle won his third consecutive AAU national 25K championship in 1:21:58.6, dodging a taxi on the course.[1]
At the 1963 Pan American Games, McArdle won the gold medal in the men's 10,000m by defeating Argentina's Osvaldo Suárez, the two time Pan-Am gold medalist and record holder. McArdle bettered the Pan-Am record by 25.1 seconds. At the same meet, he came third in the men's marathon.
McArdle finished 20th in the marathon in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan with a 2:26:24.4.
McArdle, who for many years was a frequent competitor in New York-area distance and cross-country races, collapsed and died in June 1985 during a cross-country practice run at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx. He was 56 years old and was survived by his wife, Barbara, three daughters and a son.
The New York Road Runners Club has named an annual fall cross-country race in Van Cortlandt Park in his honor.
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- ↑ "McArdle Dodges Taxi, Wins Run; New Yorker First in A.A.U. Race Here --Norris Second", New York Times, August 20, 1962, p. 32.
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