Peter Joseph McArdle (22 March 1929 – 24 June 1985) was an Irish born

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

who became a U.S. citizen, taking a gold medal for the United States at the

1963 Pan American Games The 1963 Pan American Games were held from April 20 to May 5, 1963, in São Paulo, Brazil. Host city selection For the first time, two cities submitted bids to host the 1963 Pan American Games that were recognized by the Pan American Sports O ...

in São Paulo, Brazil.

Ireland

As a resident of

Blackrock, County Louth Blackrock () is a seaside village just to the south of Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. The small town is in the townland of Haggardstown and part of the Dundalk metropolitan area. The population of the village is between 3,000 and 5,000. Histo ...

he trained greyhounds at the

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on Sandy Lane and in athletics he won twelve National titles between 1951 and 1956 before emigrating to the United States in 1956.

United States

McArdle was selected for the United States team for 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 Tokyo. He completed in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon in a time of 2.25 finishing in 23rd place.

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* 1929 births 1985 deaths American male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1963 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes of the United States Irish emigrants to the United States Irish male long-distance runners Irish male marathon runners Pan American Games track and field athletes for the United States Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States People from Dundalk Sportspeople from County Louth Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States Irish greyhound racing trainers Medalists at the 1963 Pan American Games {{US-longdistance-athletics-bio-stub