Peter McColgan explained

Peter McColgan (born 20 February 1963) is a Northern Irish former steeplechaser.^[1]

McColgan holds the Northern Irish 3000 metres indoor record with a time of 7:54.48, as well as the two- (5:31.09) and three-km (8:27.93) steeplechase outdoor records.^[2]

McColgan was born in Strabane, County Tyrone, and was educated at Omagh CBS. He only took up athletics at the age of 17 and was coached until 1986 by Malcolm McCausland.^[3]

McColgan represented Northern Ireland the same year at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh and was a finalist in the 3000 metre steeplechase and 5000 metres.^[4]

He also ran for Great Britain in the steeplechase at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Japan,

Among his other accomplishments are a bronze medal in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the NCAA Championships (1986) in the United States and a sub-four-minute mile.

He has five children with his ex-wife Liz, including athlete Eilish.^[5]

Notes and References

1. http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/great-britain-ni/peter-mccolgan-3278 Peter McColgan
2. Web site: Northern Ireland Track Stats - Ni Male Records . 2009-02-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090207100421/http://track-ni.org/pageID_5233603.html . 7 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
3. http://scottishdistancerunninghistory.co.uk/Peter%20McColgan.htm Peter MColgan
4. Web site: NORTHERN IRELAND TRACK STATS - Commonwealth Games . 2009-02-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090205005546/http://track-ni.org/pageID_4480162.html . 5 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
5. Web site: Liz McColgan settles divorce with husband Peter - The Scotsman. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20191206164953/https://www.scotsman.com/news-2-15012/liz-mccolgan-settles-divorce-with-husband-peter-1-2830164. 2019-12-06.