Paul Bannon (born 22 March 1954) is a Canadian long-distance runner. He won bronze medal in the marathon at the 1978 Commonwealth Games.
Bannon grew up in Scotland and was a promising junior athlete. In 1973 he accepted an athletics scholarship at Memphis State University. All through 1974–1977, he ran long distances races for the school team under his coach – Glenn Hays- where he set numerous records for the team. In 1991 he was honored in Memphis Tigers hall of fame, the same team he served in diligently from 1974 -m 1977.
Bannon moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1976 and became a member of the Toronto Olympic Club. In May 1978 he finished second in the Ottawa Marathon in a time of 2:16:03.2 and within a stride of Brian Maxwell. This was quickly followed by breaking the Canadian record for 20 km, finishing in a time of 1:01:06 in Chicago.
Bannon was selected for the 1978 Commonwealth Games marathon in Edmonton, Canada. He won a bronze medal behind winner Gidamis Shahanga and fellow Canadian Jerome Drayton. Five years later he went on to win the Vancouver Marathon which was long due to misdirection.
Achievements Representing 1978Ottawa MarathonOttawa, Ontario, Canada2ndMarathon2:16:03.2 (PB)1978Chicago 20 kmChicago, United States2nd20 km1:01:06 (Canadian Record)1978Commonwealth GamesEdmonton, Canada3rdMarathon2:16:51.61983Vancouver MarathonVancouver, British Columbia, Canada1stMarathon (long)2:19:42
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