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Full name | Christopher McCarthy |
Born | June 21, 1931 Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | April 22, 2009 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | (aged 77)
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Sport | Men's athletics |
Christopher McCarthy (June 21, 1931 – April 22, 2009) was an American race walker. He competed for Team USA at the 1964 Summer Olympics in the Men's 50 kilometres walk, finishing 21st with a personal best time 4-35:42.
Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event |
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1964 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 21st | 50 km |
He was the longest sequentially enrolled graduate student at the University of Chicago, and studied under Leo Strauss (political science).[citation needed]