Paul McMullen
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Paul McMullen (born 19 February 1972 in Cadillac, Michigan) is an American middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres.
He finished tenth at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg and the 2001 World Championships in Athletics in Edmonton. He won the 1996 U.S. Olympic Trials 1500m, and was also national champion in 1995.
His personal best 1500 m time is 3:33.89 minutes, achieved in July 2001 in Monaco.
In 1997, McMullen lost part of two toes when his foot slipped under a lawnmower he was operating. He returned to the sport in 1998, and as the results above indicate, was able to run even faster than before the accident; Runner's World referred to him, somewhat tongue-in-cheek, as "the world's fastest eight-toed miler."
Paul McMullen attended Eastern Michigan University. Paul is married and has one daughter. He currently works as a pharmaceuticals sales representative.
[edit] External link
- IAAF profile for Paul McMullen
- Sporting Heroes
- USATF Bio (as of November 2001)
Categories: 1972 births | Living people | American track and field athletes | Athletes at the 1996 Summer Olympics | Eastern Michigan University alumni | Middle distance runners | Olympic competitors for the United States | People from Michigan | United States track and field athletics biography stubs
