Christopher McCarthy (June 21, 1931 – April 22, 2009) was an American

race walker Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Referee, Race judges careful ...

. He competed for Team USA at the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

in the Men's 50 kilometres walk, finishing 21st with a personal best time 4-35:42.

Achievements

Life

He was the longest sequentially enrolled graduate student at the University of Chicago, and studied under Leo Strauss (political science).

References

* 1931 births 2009 deaths American male racewalkers Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for the United States {{US-racewalk-athletics-bio-stub