Henry Marsh (athlete)

This article describes the obstacle runner Henry Marsh (* 1954). The neurosurgeon of the same name (* 1950) can be found under Henry Marsh (neurosurgeon) .

Henry Marsh ( Henry Dinwoody Marsh; born March 15, 1954 in Boston ) is a former American obstacle runner .

In 1976 he was tenth at the Montreal Olympics , and in 1979 he won gold at the Pan American Games in San Juan .

At the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki in 1983 he was eighth and fourth at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

In 1987 a silver medal at the Pan American Games in Indianapolis was followed by a sixth place at the World Cup in Rome . He was also sixth in the following year at the Olympic Games in Seoul .

He was a total of nine US champions (1978, 1979, 1981-1987).

Henry Marsh is a graduate of Brigham Young University .

Personal bests

• 1 mile : 3.59.31 min, August 16, 1985, Bern
• 3000 m obstacle: 8: 09.17 min, August 28, 1985, Koblenz (former US record)

Web links

• Henry Marsh in the database of World Athletics (English)
• USA Track & Field Hall of Fame entry
• Henry Marsh in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Footnotes

1. ↑ gbrathletics: United States Championships (Men 1943-)