Mark Croghan
Personal information | |
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Birth name | Mark Duane Croghan |
Born | (1968-01-08) January 8, 1968 (age 56) Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
Height | 5 ft 8.5 in (1.740 m) |
Weight | 132 lb (60 kg) |
Sport | |
Country | United States |
Event(s) | Steeplechase, 1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m |
College team | Ohio State Buckeyes |
Turned pro | 1991 |
Retired | 2001 |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 1500 m: 3:39.34 Steeplechase: 8:09.76 |
Mark Duane Croghan (born January 8, 1968) is a former track and field athlete, who mainly competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase. He is a three-time Olympian and five-time US national champion in the steeplechase (1991, 1994–97).[1]
Career
Born in Green, Ohio, Croghan attended Ohio State University. His first major competition was the 1991 World Championships. With 15 to qualify for the final, he narrowly missed out by just 0.64 of a second. At his first Olympics in 1992, with 12 qualifying for the final, he again narrowly missed out as he was the 13th fastest overall in the semifinals. His best international results were 5th-place finishes at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart (in a PB of 8:09.76), and at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. He also finished 6th at the 1997 World Championships. At his third Olympics in 2000, he again failed to reach the final by just one place, missing out by 0.53 of second.
Croghan served as an assistant coach at University School, a High school in Hunting Valley, Ohio from 2001-06.[2] He also served as the distance coach for the Ohio State men's and women's track programs from 1991-93. Under his guidance, Robert Gary earned All-America status three times and qualified for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. In 2007, he was appointed head cross-country coach and assistant track coach at Kent State University.
Honors
- 1999 Ohio State University Hall of Fame inductee.
- 2007 Ohio Association of Cross Country Coaches Hall of Fame inductee.
- 2009 Summit County Hall of Fame inductee.[3]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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1990 | Goodwill Games | Seattle, United States | 4th | 8:35.60 |
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 16th (h) | 8:29.20 |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 13th (s) | 8:30.15 |
1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 5th | 8:09.76 |
1994 | Goodwill Games | Saint Petersburg, Russia | 2nd | 8:21.85 |
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | DNF (s) | 8:26.02 (h) |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, Georgia | 5th | 8:17.84 |
1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 6th | 8:14.09 |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 16th (h) | 8:25.88 |
Notes:
- (#) Indicates overall position achieved in the semis (s) or heats (h).
- Croghan did not finish (DNF) his semifinal (s) at the 1995 World Championships after falling twice.
References
External links
- Mark Croghan profile at USATF
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Amateur Athletic Union
- 1889: Albert George (GBR)
- 1890: William Young
- 1891–92: Ernie Hjertberg (SWE)
- 1893–94: George Orton (CAN)
- 1895: not held
- 1896–99: George Orton (CAN)
- 1900: Alexander Grant
- 1901: George Orton (CAN)
- 1902: Arthur Newton
- 1903: not held
- 1904: John Daly (IRL)
- 1905: Harvey Cohn
- 1906–15: not held
- 1916: Michael Devaney
- 1917–18: not held
- 1919: Michael Devaney
- 1920: Patrick Flynn
- 1921–22: Michael Devaney
- 1923: Ville Ritola (FIN)
- 1924: Marvin Rick
- 1925: Russell Payne
- 1926–27: Ville Ritola (FIN)
- 1928: William Spencer
- 1929: David Abbott
- 1930–33: Joe McCluskey
- 1934: Harold Manning
- 1935: Joe McCluskey
- 1936: Harold Manning
- 1937: Floyd Lochner
- 1938–40: Joe McCluskey
- 1941: Forrest Efaw
- 1942: George DeGeorge
- 1943: Joe McCluskey
- 1944: Forrest Efaw
- 1945: James Wisner
- 1946: James Rafferty
- 1947–48: Forrest Efaw
- 1949: Curt Stone
- 1950: Warren Druetzler
- 1951: Horace Ashenfelter
- 1952: Robert McMullen
- 1953: Horace Ashenfelter
- 1954: Bill Ashenfelter
- 1955: Ken Reiser
- 1956: Horace Ashenfelter
- 1957–58: Deacon Jones
- 1959–60: Phil Coleman
- 1961: Deacon Jones
- 1962: George Young
- 1963: Pat Traynor
- 1964: Jeff Fishback
- 1965: George Young
- 1966–67: Pat Traynor
- 1968: George Young
- 1969: Mike Manley
- 1970: Bill Reilly
- 1971: Sid Sink
- 1972: Jim Dare
- 1973: Doug Brown
- 1974: Jim Johnson
- 1975–76: Randy Smith
- 1977: James Munyala (KEN) * George Malley
- 1978–79: Henry Marsh
The Athletics Congress
- 1980: Doug Brown
- 1981–87: Henry Marsh
- 1988–90: Brian Diemer
- 1991: Mark Croghan
- 1992: Brian Diemer
USA Track & Field
- 1993: Marc Davis
- 1994–97: Mark Croghan
- 1998–2000: Pascal Dobert
- 2001: Tom Chorny
- 2002: Anthony Famiglietti
- 2003: Steve Slattery
- 2004–06: Daniel Lincoln
- 2007: Joshua McAdams
- 2008: Anthony Famiglietti
- 2009: Joshua McAdams
- 2010: Daniel Huling
- 2011: Billy Nelson
- 2012–18: Evan Jager
- 2019: Hillary Bor
- 20212020 OT: Hillary Bor
- 2022: Hillary Bor
- 2023: Kenneth Rooks
- 2 mile steeplechase in 1889–1919, 1921–27, 1929–31, 1953–55 and 1957; 3000 m steeplechase otherwise.
- The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.