Paul Bannon (runner)

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Paul Bannon
Personal information
Nationality Canadian
Born (1954-03-22) 22 March 1954 (age 71)
Scotland
Sport
SportLong-distance running
EventMarathon
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Men's Athletics
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1978 Edmonton Marathon
Updated on 22 October 2018

Paul Bannon (born 22 March 1954) is a Canadian long-distance runner. He won bronze medal in the marathon at the 1978 Commonwealth Games.

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Bannon grew up in Scotland and was a promising junior athlete. [1] In 1973 he accepted an athletics scholarship at Memphis State University. All through 1974–1977, he ran long distances races for the school team under his coach – Glenn Hays- where he set numerous records for the team. In 1991 he was honored in Memphis Tigers hall of fame, the same team he served in diligently from 1974 -m 1977. [2]

Bannon moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1976 [1] and became a member of the Toronto Olympic Club. In May 1978 he finished second in the Ottawa Marathon in a time of 2:16:03.2 and within a stride of Brian Maxwell. [3] This was quickly followed by breaking the Canadian record for 20 km, finishing in a time of 1:01:06 in Chicago.

Bannon was selected for the 1978 Commonwealth Games marathon in Edmonton, Canada. He won a bronze medal behind winner Gidamis Shahanga and fellow Canadian Jerome Drayton. Five years later he went on to win the Vancouver Marathon which was long due to misdirection. [4]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1978 Ottawa Marathon Ottawa, Ontario, Canada2nd Marathon 2:16:03.2 (PB)
1978Chicago 20 km Chicago, United States2nd20 km1:01:06 (Canadian Record)
1978 Commonwealth Games Edmonton, Canada3rd Marathon 2:16:51.6
1983 Vancouver Marathon Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada1stMarathon (long)2:19:42

References

  1. 1 2 "Paul Bannon". SCOTTISH DISTANCE RUNNING HISTORY. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "M CLUB HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES". gotigersgo.com. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  3. ↑ Bruce Ward (20 May 2009). "On the edge of a running boom". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 1 August 2017– via Press Reader.
  4. ↑ "History of the Vancouver Marathon". The Vancouver Marathon. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
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