Steve McCooke (athlete)

Stephen Hunter McCooke (4 September 1918 – 16 March 2007) was a British and Northern Irish long-distance runner who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Steve McCooke

Personal information
Nationality	British (Northern Irish}
Born	(1918-09-04)4 September 1918 Armoy, Northern Ireland
Died	16 March 2007(2007-03-16) (aged 88) Broughshane, Northern Ireland
Sport
Sport	middle/long-distance running
Event	10,000 metres
Club	East Antrim Harriers

Biography

McCooke cycled 75 miles, twice a week to train with his club the East Antrim Harriers.^[2] McCooke finished third behind Sydney Wooderson in the 3 miles event at the 1946 AAA Championships.^[3][4]

Two years later McCooke finished third behind Stan Cox in the 6 miles event at the 1948 AAA Championships.^[5][6][7] Shortly afterwards McCooke represented the Great Britain team at the 1948 Olympic Games in London in the men's 10,000 metres event.^[2]

He was inducted into Newtown Abbey Councils' Sporting Hall of Fame in 2002.^[2]