Bill McChesney (athlete)

Bill McChesney (athlete)

Bill McChesney, Jr. (1959-1992) was an American long-distance runner from Eugene, Oregon.

He graduated from South Eugene High School and earned All-American honors in cross-country and track and field while attending the University of Oregon. He qualified for the the 1980 U.S. Olympic team in the 5,000 meters. McChesney was ranked first in America and fourth in the world in the 5,000-meters during the 1981 season. He remains Oregon's record holder in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters. McChesney died in 1992 because of injuries suffered in a car accident.

In 2002, he was inducted into the University of Oregon Athletics Hall of Fame. The Bill McChesney, Jr. Memorial Mile Run is named for him.

External links

* [http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=227075 University of Oregon Athletics Hall of Fame biography]
* [http://sportshistory.uoregon.edu/details/show/10 Leaders of the Long Distance Decades-University of Oregon]


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