Paul Bannon (runner)

Paul Bannon (born 22 March 1954) is a Canadian long-distance runner. He won bronze medal in the marathon at the 1978 Commonwealth Games.

Paul Bannon
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1954-03-22) 22 March 1954
Scotland
Sport
SportLong-distance running
Event(s)Marathon
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Men's Athletics
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place1978 EdmontonMarathon
Updated on 22 October 2018.

Bannon grew up in Scotland and was a promising junior athlete.[1] In 1973 he accepted an athletics scholarship at Memphis State University where in 1991 he was honored in the Memphis Tigers hall of fame.[2]

Bannon moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1976 [1] and became a member of the Toronto Olympic Club. In May 1978 he finished second in the Ottawa Marathon in a time of 2:16:03.2 and within a stride of Brian Maxwell.[3] This was quickly followed by breaking the Canadian record for 20 km, finishing in a time of 1:01:06 in Chicago.

Bannon was selected for the 1978 Commonwealth Games marathon in Edmonton, Canada. He won a bronze medal behind winner Gidamis Shahanga and fellow Canadian Jerome Drayton. Five years later he went on to win the Vancouver Marathon which was long due to misdirection.[4]

Bannon is now a religion teacher in Mississauga.

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Canada
1978 Ottawa Marathon Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 2nd Marathon 2:16:03.2 (PB)
1978 Chicago 20 km Chicago, United States 2nd 20 km 1:01:06 (Canadian Record)
1978 Commonwealth Games Edmonton, Canada 3rd Marathon 2:16:51.6
1983 Vancouver Marathon Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 1st Marathon (long) 2:19:42

References
  1. "Paul Bannon". SCOTTISH DISTANCE RUNNING HISTORY. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  2. "M CLUB HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES". gotigersgo.com. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  3. Bruce Ward (20 May 2009). "On the edge of a running boom". pressreader. Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  4. "History of the Vancouver Marathon". The Vancouver Marathon. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2017.



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