Pat Clohessy
Australian long-distance runner and coach
Why Is Pat Clohessy Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Patrick Andrew "Pat" Clohessy AM is an Australian runner and distance running coach. Middle Distance Career Clohessy grew up in Muswellbrook, New South Wales and Tamworth, New South Wales due to his father Patrick being the postmaster with Postmaster-General's Department in these rural towns. He took up running when he joined the Muswellbrook Athletics Club in 1953. He had early success in winning the 1954 New South Wales Country Championships 880 yards and one mile events in record time. He then moved to Sydney to run for Randwick Botany Athletics Club. Clohessy then moved to the United States to study and lecture at the University of Houston. He encouraged Australian middle distance runner Allan Lawrence to study at the University of Houston. Lawrence went on to win the 5000m at 1960 NCAA Championship.
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