Anthony B. Sandoval (born May 19, 1954) is a former world-class marathon runner, most noted for winning the 1980 U.S. Olympic Marathon trials, in the year the U.S. boycotted the Moscow Olympics. Sandoval's 2:10:19 performance in Buffalo, New York, on May 24, 1980, was a US Olympic Trials record and faster than the 1980 Olympic Marathon winning time of 2:11:03.

Career

Competing for the Stanford Cardinal track and field team, Sandoval finished 8th in the 10,000 m at the 1974 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

In his first attempt to make the Olympic team "Sandoval took a crack at the '76 Olympic Marathon Trial. He'd run a 2:19 debut in Phoenix the previous December. In the trial, held in Eugene, Oregon, Sandoval ran well but it was his first near-miss: fourth-place [with the top three making the team] in 2:14:58."

In the late 1970s, Sandoval worked towards becoming a medical doctor and competed in marathons on unusually light training. Following the 1976 trials, he trained by running 35 miles per week and ran "a 2:14:37 for second place at the Nike-Oregon Track Club Marathon in Eugene in 1978. After that, he ran 2:15:23 for 15th place in the Boston Marathon in 1979."

In September 1979, Sandoval finished the Nike OTC Marathon tied for first with Jeff Wells with a time of 2:10:20, with the two runners crossing the finish line hand-in-hand.

Sandoval's lifetime best for 10,000 meters came at the Mt. Sac relays in 1984, where he ran 27:47.0 for fifth place. Sandoval was inducted into the Road Runners Club of America Hall of Fame in 1999.

Sandoval is currently a cardiologist in Los Alamos, New Mexico, US.

Sandoval is referenced in the 2010 novel Again to Carthage by John L. Parker Jr.

Achievements Representing the 1976 United States Olympic TrialsEugene, Oregon4thMarathon2:14:581980 United States Olympic TrialsBuffalo, New York1stMarathon2:10:191981New York City Marathon New York, United States6thMarathon2:12:12 https://www.arrs.run/MaraRank/ATM_Mara1981.htm Course 150 m short on remeasurement

References

External links

http://digilander.libero.it/atletica3/Stagionali/WRL/1984/10000.htm