Peter Kevin Maher (born March 30, 1960, in Ottawa, Ontario) is a former Canadian marathon runner who competed mainly in the 1990s. He was a resident of Thornhill, a suburb of Toronto. He was credited for a brief period with the world record time for 25 km. Maher represented Canada in the Olympic men's marathons in Seoul, 1988 and Barcelona, 1992.[1] [2] He is said to be the originator of the quote "Running is a big question mark that's there each and every day. It asks you, 'Are you going to be a wimp or are you going to be strong today."[3] Maher also now runs a Sports Therapy Clinic in Carrigaline, Cork, Ireland.
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Sacramento, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2:16:49 | ||
| Rome, Italy | 32nd | Marathon | ||||
| Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | 1st | Marathon | 2:12:58 | |||
| 1988 | Seoul, South Korea | 46th | Marathon | |||
| 1990 | Seattle, United States | 3rd | Marathon | 2:17:16 | ||
| 1991 | Tokyo, Japan | 13th | Marathon | 2:20:31 | ||
| 1992 | Barcelona, Spain | - | Marathon | |||
| 1993 | Stuttgart, Germany | 10th | Marathon | 2:19:26 | ||
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | - | Marathon | DNF | |