- Gordon McKenzie
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Gordon Edmund McKenzie (born June 26, 1927) is a former American athlete who competed in the 10,000 meters at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and the marathon at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy.[1] McKenzie finished second to Paavo Kotila in the 1960 Boston Marathon, an Olympic trials race.[1] [2]
McKenzie is also a former AAU cross country champion (1954) who finished fourth in the 5000 meters at the 1955 Pan American Games and was a silver medalist in the marathon at the 1963 Pan American Games.
McKenzie is reported to have been from New York.[2] His wife was Christine McKenzie.[3]
References
- ^ a b USA Track & Field (2004) "2004 USA Olympic Team Trials: Men’s Marathon Media Guide Supplement" (pdf) Santa Barbara, California: USA Track & Field pp. 8, 11–12 http://www.usatf.org/events/2004/OlympicTrials-Marathon-Men/mediaInfo/MensMarathonMediaGuide_part2.pdf. Retrieved February 21, 2011
- ^ a b Boston Athletic Association (2011) "Boston Marathon History: 1956-1960" www.baa.org Boston: Boston Athletic Association http://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon/boston-marathon-history/race-summaries/1956-1960.aspx. Retrieved February 24, 2011
- ^ Hanc, John (April 8, 2007). "The Amazing Race". The Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/news/globe/magazine/articles/2007/04/08/the_amazing_race/.
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