Mark Duane Croghan (born January 8, 1968) is a former

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, who mainly competed in the men's

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. He is a three-time Olympian and five-time US national champion in the steeplechase (1991, 1994–97).

Career

Born in

Green, Ohio Green is a city in southeastern Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 27,475 at the 2020 census. It is a suburban community between Akron and Canton and is part of the Akron metropolitan area. History Green Township was first ...

, Croghan attended

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. 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

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, a High school in Hunting Valley, Ohio from 2001-06. 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

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Honors

*1999

Hall of Fame inductee. *2007 Ohio Association of Cross Country Coaches Hall of Fame inductee. *2009 Summit County Hall of Fame inductee.Kent State University announces coaching honors
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International competitions

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

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