Gerard Donakowski
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | February 20, 1960 Rochester, Michigan |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track, long-distance running |
| Event(s) | Mile, 3000 meters, 5000 metres, 10,000 metres |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Mile: 3:59.10[1] 3000m: 7:52.79[1] 5000m: 13:25.75[1] 10,000m: 27:58.41[1] |
Gerard Donakowski (born February 20, 1960) is a retired distance runner. He is a brother of Bill Donakowski.
College career
At the University of Michigan as a cross country runner he was an All-American in 1983.[2] He was also an All-American in both indoor and outdoor track and field along with being a 3-time Big Ten Conference champion.[3]
International career
Donakowski won silver at the 1986 Goodwill Games.[4]
In 1987 Donakowski won the USA Track & Field 10,000 meters championship.[5] This entitled him to compete in the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in the 10,000 meters. He was listed as competing, but did not start.[6]
At the 1988 Olympic Trials Donakowski finished 8th.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d "Gerard DONAKOWSKI - Athlete Profile". IAAF.
- ^ http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/ccmen/ccmen.htm
- ^ http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-track/spec-rel/041812aaa.html
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://articles.latimes.com/1987-07-17/sports/sp-2673_1_san-diego
- ^ http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/united-states/gerard-donakowski-720
- ^ http://www.usatf.org/statistics/champions/OlympicTrials/HistoryOfTheOlympicTrials.pdf
