Peter McColgan
Template:Short description Template:Use Hiberno-English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox sportsperson Peter McColgan (born 20 February 1963) is a Northern Irish former steeplechaser.[1]
Biography
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.[2]
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.[3]
McColgan represented Northern Ireland at the 1986 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 and 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 finished third behind Colin Walker at the 1991 AAA Championships.[5][6]
He has five children with his ex-wife Liz, including athlete Eilish.[7] Peter remarried on 22 Feb 2025 to his long term fiancée Lesley.
References
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- ↑ Peter McColgan. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-07-02.
- ↑ Peter MColgan. Scottish Distance Running History. Retrieved on 2015-07-02.
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- 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