Neil Cusack


Neil Cusack is a retired middle and long distance runner from Ireland.

Early life

Cusack was born in Limerick city in 1951 and attended St Munchin's College. Cusack attended East Tennessee State University. In 1972 he was the NCAA Men's Cross Country National Champion.

Running career

Cusack won the Boston Marathon in 1974. He remains the only Irish athlete to have won in Boston. In 1981 Cusack won the Dublin Marathon.

Olympics

Cusack represented Ireland in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany and in the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Achievements