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Mike Durkin (born April 14, 1953) is an American
middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, ranging from 500 metres up to . The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distanc ...
. He competed in the men's 1500 metres at the
1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...
. He finished 3rd at the 1980 Olympic Trials to qualify for the Olympic team, but was not able to compete due to the
1980 Summer Olympics boycott The 1980 Summer Olympics boycott was the largest boycott in Olympic history and one part of a number of actions initiated by the United States to protest against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The Soviet Union, which hosted the 1980 Summ ...


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* 1953 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Illinois Fighting Illini men's track and field athletes American male middle-distance runners Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub