- Paul McMullen
Paul McMullen (born
19 February 1972 inCadillac, Michigan ) is an American middle distance runner who specialized in the1500 metres .He finished tenth at the
1995 World Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg and the2001 World Championships in Athletics in Edmonton. He won the 1996 U.S. Olympic Trials 1500 m, and was also national champion in 1995.His personal best 1500 m time is 3:33.89 minutes, achieved in July 2001 in
Monaco .In 1997, McMullen lost part of two toes when his foot slipped under a lawnmower he was operating. He returned to the sport in 1998, and as the results above indicate, was able to run even faster than before the accident; "
Runner's World " referred to him, somewhat tongue-in-cheek, as "the world's fastest eight-toed miler."Paul McMullen attended
Eastern Michigan University . Paul is married and has one daughter. He currently works as a pharmaceuticals sales representative.External links
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* [http://www.sporting-heroes.net/athletics-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=2940 Sporting Heroes]
* [http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/oldBios/2002/McMullen_Paul.asp USATF Bio] (as of November 2001)recently divorced and has two children
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