Neil Cusack (born 30 December 1951 in Limerick) is a retired middle- and long-distance runner from Ireland.
Early life Cusack was born in Limerick city in 1951 and attended St Munchin's College. Cusack attended East Tennessee State University. In 1972 he was the NCAA Men's Cross Country National Champion.
Running career Cusack won the Boston Marathon in 1974. He remains the only Irish athlete to have won in Boston. In 1981 Cusack won the Dublin Marathon.
Olympics Cusack represented Ireland in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany and in the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.Neil Cusack at Sports Reference
Achievements Representing 1971Peach Bowl MarathonAtlanta, United States1stMarathon2:16:181972Olympic GamesMunich, GermanyHeats (DNQ)10,000m28:45.81974Boston MarathonBoston, United States 1stMarathon2:13:39Rice Festival MarathonCrowley, Louisiana1stMarathon2:14:271976Olympic GamesMontréal, Canada55thMarathon2:35:471977Kosice MarathonKosice, Slovakia6thMarathon2:17:141981Dublin MarathonDublin, Ireland 1stMarathon2:13:581985Grandma's MarathonDuluth, Minnesota9thMarathon2:16:51
References
External links St Munchin's College Neil Cusack in 'Sports People' file at Limerick City Library, Ireland