R. Keith McCormick (born June 17, 1954) is an American

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and

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veteran who represented the United States at the

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, as an alternate. He finished second in the Junior World Championships in 1973, won the North American Pentathlon Championships in 1975, and briefly held the American record for points scored in the

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. He was considered a contender to win the gold medal in 1980, when the United States boycotted the Olympics because of Russia's invasion of

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Early life and education

McCormick was born in

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and later earned his bachelor's degree in Human Biology at Stanford University and his doctorate at the

National College of Chiropractic National University of Health Sciences (NUHS) is a private university in Lombard, Illinois that focuses on the health sciences. The university offers professional degrees in chiropractic and naturopathic medicine, master's degrees in acupuncture ...

. While at Stanford, McCormick competed on the cross-country and

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teams and also competed in the

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during his junior year.

Professional career

Since 1982 McCormick has been a Doctor of Chiropractic in the states of

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, and

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. McCormick is also a Sports Chiropractic Physician who treats collegiate, high school and recreational athletes in

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. He is a certified chiropractic sports physician and author of the 2009 book ''The Whole-Body Approach to Osteoporosis''. As a response to his personal history with severe osteoporosis, McCormick founde
OsteoNaturals, LLC
to develop supplements that could provide therapeutic levels of effective ingredients to target bone health.

Publications

Books

*
The Whole-Body Approach to Osteoporosis
' (

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, 2009)

Journals

* Osteoporosis: Integrating Biomarkers and Other Diagnostic Correlates into the Management of Bone Fragility (Alternative Medicine Review Volume 12, Number 2 2007)

Private life

McCormick continues to compete in

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in all distances including Ironman Triathlons. McCormick placed 7th in his age group in the 2010 and 9th in his age group in 2011 70.3

Ironman Triathlon World Championships The Ironman World Championship has been held annually in Hawaii since 1978, with an additional race in 1982. It is owned and organized by the World Triathlon Corporation. It is the annual culmination of a series of Ironman triathlon qualification ...

. His son is the journalist and author

Ty McCormick Ty McCormick is an American author, foreign correspondent, and magazine editor. He is currently a senior editor of ''Foreign Affairs'', the magazine published by the Council on Foreign Relations. From 2015 to 2018, he was the Africa editor at ''Fo ...

Modern pentathlon accomplishments

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mccormick, R. Keith 1954 births Living people American male modern pentathletes American chiropractors People from Belchertown, Massachusetts People from Waynesboro, Pennsylvania National University of Health Sciences alumni Sportspeople from Hampshire County, Massachusetts