Patrick Smyth (runner)
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Patrick Smyth (born August 6, 1986) is an American long distance runner from Salt Lake City.[1] He had retired in 2020, but came back to competition in 2023.[2]
College career
Smyth was a seven-time All-American and three-time Big East Conference champion. While at the University of Notre Dame he set a 10,000-meter school record of 28:25.85 and ranked 11th at the 2008 NCAA Championships in cross-country.[3] He also finished 4th nationally in the 10,000-meter race.[4]
International career
Smyth competed in the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and the 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.[5][6]
He was also the 2013, 2014, and 2015 XTERRA trail running champion.[7][8]
Smyth earned a team bronze medal, and finished 8th individually, at the 2017 World Mountain Running Championships.[9]
References
- ^ "Smyth, Babkina capture XTERRA trail titles". ESPN.com. November 25, 2013.
- ^ "Catching up with Patrick Smyth After 2:14 Marathon Performance". CITIUS MAG.
- ^ 5:51 p.m. EST February 15, 2016 (2016-02-15). "Notre Dame grad Smyth 8th at Olympic marathon trials". Indystar.com. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Tactics: Patrick Smyth". Runner's World. April 7, 2010.
- ^ "Patrick Smyth". Chevron Houston Marathon. 2011-12-22. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ Bellino, Meg. "Team USA Set for World Cross Country Championships". FloTrack. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ All articles by Brian (2013-11-25). "Smyth, Babkina Win XTERRA Trail Worlds | Competitor.com". Running.competitor.com. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "2017 ATHLETES OF THE YEAR". collegiaterunning.
- ^ Posted by Tim Bergsten on July 30, 2017 at 4:54pm in News and Features; Discussions, Back to News and Features. "Team USA nets five medals at World Mountain Running Championships". pikespeaksports.us.
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