Bruce Duncan MacDonald (October 22, 1927 – March 30, 2020) was an American

racewalker Race walking, or racewalking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Race judges carefully asses ...

. He competed at the

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and the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subseq ...

. He competed in his first Olympics at the age of 29. He worked four additional Olympics, two in the capacity of team manager and two more as an official. Before his success as a race walker, he finished sixth in the 60 yard hurdles at the 1946 indoor national championships while competing for Bayside High School. Following his first Olympic appearance, he started coaching, establishing the track and cross country program at Schreiber High School. He stayed there for 45 years. In 2015, at the age of 87, his uninsured house burned down. His former athletes gathered together to raise $70,000 for him. MacDonald also won two golds at the first Masters National Outdoor Track & Field Champions in 1968 at San Diego. MacDonald was mentioned several times in the Ohio Racewalker magazine Ohio Racewalk

Retrieved Dec 16, 2020

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2020 USATF Obit

Racewalk Bio

Ohio Race Walker Magazine
{{DEFAULTSORT:MacDonald, Bruce 1927 births 2020 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics American male race walkers Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Place of birth missing American masters athletes 20th-century American sportsmen