Peter Gerard O'Donoghue (born 1 October 1961) is a former New Zealand and Australian athlete specialising in middle distance running.

Biography

O'Donoghue was selected for the

1982 Commonwealth Games The 1982 Commonwealth Games were held in Brisbane, Australia, from 30 September to 9 October 1982. The Opening Ceremony was held at the QEII Stadium (named after Elizabeth II), in the Brisbane suburb of Nathan. The QEII Stadium was also the ...

, but withdrew due to injury. At the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...

he ran in the 1500m, coming 8th in his semifinal with a time of 3:38.71. Earlier in 1984 he beat Steve Ovett on the line in a 1500m race in Melbourne. He competed for New Zealand in the

1990 Commonwealth Games The 1990 Commonwealth Games () were held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January – 3 February 1990. It was the 14th Commonwealth Games, and part of New Zealand's 1990 sesquicentennial celebrations. Participants competed in ten sports: at ...

, winning a bronze in the 1500m with 3:35.14, and that year was awarded the

New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal The New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal was a commemorative medal awarded in New Zealand in 1990 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, and was awarded to 3,632 people. Background The New Zealand 1990 Com ...

. His personal best time for 1500m was 3:34.9. After transferring his allegiance to Australia, he ran an Australian Resident Record over 5000m of 13:23.6, with the last 800m covered in 1:56.0, but withdrew from the

1994 Commonwealth Games The 1994 Commonwealth Games ( French: ''XVéme Jeux du Commonwealth'') were held in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, between 18 and 28 August 1994. Ten types of sports were featured at the Victoria Games: athletics, aquatics, badminton, box ...

due to injury.

References

*''Athletes at the Games'' by John Clark, page 94 (1998, Athletics New Zealand)

External links

Profile at NZOGC website
1961 births Living people New Zealand male middle-distance runners Australian male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand Olympic athletes for New Zealand New Zealand emigrants to Australia Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Australian Athletics Championships winners New Zealand Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Australian sportsmen 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics {{NewZealand-athletics-bio-stub