Gary Crossan
Gary Crossan (born 20 October 1971) is a long-distance runner. He was born in Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland. He was educated at St Eunan's College, Letterkenny and finished college running career at Florida Southern College. He is also a member of the Letterkenny Athletic Club. Irish olympian Eoin Rheinisch is his cousin.
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | 20 October 1971 Donegal |
| Sport | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Club | Letterkenny AC |
Achievements
Crossan has been Irish National Marathon Champion for four consecutive years. In 2002 he was the top Irish finisher at the 2002 Dublin Marathon clocking up a time of 2:20:16 and the National Marathon Champion in Belfast with a time of 2:24:20. He was the top Irish finisher at the 2003 Dublin Marathon, finishing 6th overall in a time of 2:20:27 , and continued his championship tally with times of 2:24:07 in 2004 and 2:23:19 in 2005 . He has also been Irish National Half-Marathon Champion. He won the Newry Marathon in 2008.[1] Gary Crossan won the Gael Force North challenge on June 4, 2011
References
- Gary Crossan wins Newry marathon Archived 2012-07-30 at Archive.today, Donegal Democrat, May 27, 2008
Gary also wins his first Ultra Marathon in Connemara in 2011 finishing nearly 6 Minutes ahead of second place man