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Mike Manley (athlete) Personal information Born February 14, 1942 Medal recordMen’s Athletics Competitor for the United States Pan American Games Gold 1971 Cali 3.000 m Steeplechase Gold 1975 Mexico City 3.000 m Steeplechase Peter Michael ("Mike") Manley (born February 14, 1942 in Wausau, Wisconsin) is a retired middle- and long-distance runner from the United States. He twice won the gold medal in the men's 3.000 metres steeplechase event at the Pan American Games: 1971 and 1975.
Manley represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.[1] He was the 1969 AAU steeplechase champion while competing for the Southern California Striders[2] and competed for the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Oregon Track Club.
Personal Bests
- Mile – 4:01.4 (1974)
- 2 miles – 8:34.8 (1972)
- Steeplechase – 8:27.6 (1971)
- 5,000 metres – 13:42.4 (1976).
- 10,000 metres – 29:10.0 (1976).
- Marathon – 2:14:43 (1980)
References
Pan American Champions in Men's 3000 metre Steeplechase 1951: Curt Stone (USA) • 1955: Guillermo Solá (CHL) • 1959: Phil Coleman (USA) • 1963: Jeff Fishback (USA) • 1967: Chris McCubbins (USA) • 1971 – 1975: Mike Manley (USA) • 1979: Henry Marsh (USA) • 1983: Emilio Ulloa (CHL) • 1987 – 1991: Adauto Domingues (BRA) • 1995: Wander Moura (BRA) • 1999: Joël Bourgeois (CAN) • 2003: Néstor Nieves (VEN) • 2007: Josh McAdams (USA) • 2011: José Peña (VEN)Masters athletics Events Records World Records · American RecordsAthletes World Masters Athletics · List of Masters Athletes · USATF Masters Hall of FameCategories:- 1942 births
- Living people
- American middle distance runners
- American long-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
- People from Wausau, Wisconsin
- University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni
- American middle distance runner stubs
- American long-distance runner stubs
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