Mike Roche (athlete)
American middle-distance runner
Personal information | |
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Full name | Miguel Santiago "Mike" Roche |
Nationality | American |
Born |
(
1953-06-27
)
June 27, 1953
(age
70)
San Diego, California |
Sport | |
Sport | Middle-distance running, road racing |
Event(s) | Steeplechase |
Miguel Santiago "Mike" Roche (born June 27, 1953) is an American middle-distance runner . He competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1976 Summer Olympics . [1] Roche was a 1975 NCAA All-American in the 3000 steeplechase while attending Rutgers University . [2] He was ranked in the top 10 US Steeplechasers from 1975 to 1980. [3] In 1978, Roche was a member of the silver medal-winning US International Cross Country team competing in Glasgow, Scotland. [4] On July 4, 1978, Roche beat 12,000 runners at the Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta, GA, setting a new course record (28:59)in the process. [5] In March 1981, Roche established a new American Record for 10 miles with a time of 46:57 at Cherry Hill, NJ. The record would stand for 2 years. [6]
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "Mike Roche Olympic Results" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on April 17, 2020 . Retrieved November 24, 2017 .
- ↑ https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ncaamsteeple.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
- ↑ https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/06-mStRankUS.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
- ↑ "World Cross Country Championships Athletics 1978 - Results Men" . www.the-sports.org .
- ↑ "The Record Books" . The Peachtree 50 . August 23, 2018.
- ↑ "untitled" . www.arrs.run .
External links
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Mike Roche
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