Joseph Paul McCluskey was an American track and field athlete.
10 Facts About Joe McCluskey
1.
2.
At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, Joe McCluskey won the bronze medal in the 3,000-meter steeplechase event.
3.
Joe McCluskey was second at what should have been the end of the regular race but dropped back to third during the extra lap.
4.
When offered the opportunity to rerun the race the next day, Joe McCluskey said, "A race has only one finish line" and chose to let the results stand making it the only 3,460-meter steeplechase event ever held in Olympic history.
5.
Joe McCluskey, born in South Manchester, Connecticut, was a 1936 Olympian and coached the New York Athletic Club for fourteen years.
6.
Joe McCluskey served as Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy during World War II, then later married having eight children and employed as a stockbroker in New York City.
7.
Joe McCluskey died in Madison, Connecticut at the age of 91.
8.
Joe McCluskey was survived by his wife Anne Conger, and his eight children, Joseph Jr.
9.
Joe McCluskey had 12 grandchildren, with his last grandchild born in 2003.
10.
Joe McCluskey's grandchildren are Julian and Antoine Cotard, Daniel and Emily McElroy, Andrew and Richard Jr.