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Gordon McKenzie

Full name: Gordon Edmund McKenzie
Gender: Male
Height: 5'8" (172 cm)
Weight: 134 lbs (61 kg)
Born: June 26, 1927 in Fort Totten, North Dakota, United States
Affiliations: New York Pioneer Club, New York (USA)
Country: USA United States
Sport: Athletics

Biography

Gordon McKenzie was AAU cross-country champion in 1954. He made the 1960 Olympic marathon team by placing second that year at both the Boston Marathon and the AAU marathon. In the 1955 Pan American Games he finished fourth in the 5000 m and in the 1963 Pan American Games he won a silver medal in the marathon. He ran for NYU and the New York Pioneer Club.

Personal Bests: Mile – 4:12.9i (1954); 2 miles – 8:58.8i (1955); 3 miles – 14:02.9 (1955); 10000 – 30:34.4 (1956); Mar – 2-22:18 (1960).

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1956 Summer 29 Melbourne Athletics Men's 10,000 metres United States USA 18
1960 Summer 33 Roma Athletics Men's Marathon United States USA 48

Men's 10,000 metres

Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T(H)
1956 Summer 29 Melbourne Athletics United States Final Standings 18 30:34.4

Men's Marathon

Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T
1960 Summer 33 Roma Athletics United States Final Standings 48 2-35:16.0