Gerard Donakowski
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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1960-02-20) February 20, 1960 (age 64) Rochester, Michigan | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track, long-distance running | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Mile, 3000 meters, 5000 meters, 10,000 meters | ||||||||||||||
College team | Michigan | ||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | Mile: 3:59.10[1] 3000m: 7:52.79[1] 5000m: 13:25.75[1] 10,000m: 27:58.41[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Gerard Donakowski (born February 20, 1960) is a retired distance runner. He was especially successful in the 10,000 meter event, finishing as the men's runner-up in the 10,000 meters at the 1986 Goodwill Games. He was the men's winner of the 1987 Charlotte Observer Marathon. He is a brother of Bill Donakowski.
Running career
Collegiate
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]
Post-collegiate
Donakowski was the runner-up in the men's 10,000 meters at the 1986 Goodwill Games.[4]
On January 3, 1987, Donakowski won the Charlotte Observer Marathon in 2:20:17 in a close finish over Budd Coates.[5] He got $2,000 in prize money for the win that day.[5] Later that year, he won the men's 10,000 meter winner at the USATF Championships. This entitled him to compete in the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in the 10,000 meters. Although he was listed as a competitor, he was a no-show for the competition.
On July 15, 1988, Donakowski finished in fifth place of the first heat in the men's 10,000 meters at the USATF Olympic Trials, advancing to the finals.[6] The conditions during the first heat race were hot enough that six of 17 runners in the race dropped out, among them being Nike Coast runner Jay Marden who was carried off the track in a stretcher.[6] On July 18, 1988, Donakowski finished in 8th in the men's 10,000 meter final in a time of 29:46.04.[6]
On May 20, 1990, after leading for the first two miles, he finished in third place at the Trib 10K in 28:28.[7] He got $1,000 in prize money for the performance.[7] The course was downhill[7] and was not eligible for records or rankings.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d "Gerard DONAKOWSKI - Athlete Profile". IAAF.
- ^ "U of M Men's Cross Country". Bentley Historical Library.
- ^ "Six Former Wolverines Selected for U-M Track & Field Hall of Fame". April 18, 2012.
- ^ "1986 Goodwill Games Medalists". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
- ^ a b Mark Will-Weber (January 19, 1987). "Coates Makes His Pocket Jingle More Than Bells". The Morning Call. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
- ^ a b c Richard Hymans (2008). "The History of the United States Olympic Trials - Track & Field" (PDF). USATF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2015-02-06.
- ^ a b c John Geis (May 21, 1990). "Vera Runs Smart, Wins Trib 10 Kilometer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
- ^ [1] Association of Road Racing Statisticians - Race profile: San Diego Tribune 10 km. May 20, 1990.
External links
- Gerard Donakowski at World Athletics
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New York Athletic Club
- 1876–79: Not held
NAAAA
- 1880: James Gifford
- 1881: W. C. Davies
- 1882–83: Tom Delaney
- 1884: Geo. Stonebridge
- 1885: Peter Skillman
- 1886–87: Edward Carter
- 1888Note 1: Thomas Conneff
Amateur Athletic Union
- 1888–91Note 1: Thomas Conneff
- 1892–93: William Day
- 1894: Charles Bean
- 1899: Alex Grant
- 1900: Arthur Newton
- 1901: Frank Kanahy
- 1902: Alex Grant
- 1903: Not held
- 1904: John Joyce
- 1905: Frank Verner
- 1906: Wm. Nelson
- 1907: John Daly
- 1908: Fred Bellars
- 1909: Harry McLean
- 1910: William Kramer
- 1911: George Bonhag
- 1912: Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) * Harry Smith
- 1913: Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) * Joie Ray
- 1914: Ville Kyrönen (FIN) * H. E. Weeks
- 1915: Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) * Oliver Millard
- 1916: Joie Ray
- 1917–19: Charles Pores
- 1920OT: Not held
- 1921–23: Earle Johnson
- 1924: Ilmar Prim
- 1925: George Lermond
- 1926: Phillip Osif
- 1927: Willie Ritola (FIN) * Russell Payne
- 1928OT: Joie Ray
- 1929-31: Lou Gregory
- 1932OT: Tom Ottey
- 1933: Lou Gregory
- 1934: Eino Pentti
- 1935: Tom Ottey
- 1936: Don Lash
- 1937–38: Eino Pentti
- 1939: Lou Gregory
- 1940: Don Lash
- 1941: Lou Gregory
- 1942: Joe McCluskey
- 1943: Lou Gregory
- 1944: Norm Bright
- 1945: Ted Vogel
- 1946–48: Edward O'Toole
- 1949: Fred Wilt
- 1950: Horace Ashenfelter
- 1951–54: Curt Stone
- 1955: Dick Hart
- 1956: Max Truex
- 1957: Doug Kyle
- 1958: John Macy
- 1959:
- 1960: Al Lawrence (AUS) * Max Truex
- 1961: John Gutknecht
- 1962: Bruce Kidd (CAN) * Peter McArdle
- 1963–64: Peter McArdle
- 1965: Billy Mills
- 1966: Tracy Smith
- 1967: Van Nelson
- 1968: Tracy Smith
- 1969–70: Jack Bacheler
- 1971: Frank Shorter
- 1972: Greg Fredericks
- 1973: Gordon Minty (GBR) * Ted Castaneda
- 1974–75: Frank Shorter
- 1976: Ed Leddy
- 1977: Frank Shorter
- 1978–79: Craig Virgin
- 1980: Rodolfo Gómez
- Garry Bjorklund
The Athletics Congress
- 1981: Alberto Salazar
- 1982: Craig Virgin
- 1983: Alberto Salazar
- 1984: Jon Sinclair
- 1985: Bruce Bickford
- 1986–87: Gerard Donakowski
- 1988: Steve Taylor
- 1989: Pat Porter
- 1990: Steve Plasencia
- 1991: Shannon Butler
- 1992OT: Todd Williams
USA Track & Field
- 1993: Todd Williams
- 1994: Tom Ansberry
- 1995–96: Todd Williams
- 1997: Michael Mykytok
- 1998: Dan Browne
- 1999: Alan Culpepper
- 2000OT: Meb Keflezighi
- 2001: Abdi Abdirahman
- 2002: Meb Keflezighi
- 2003: Alan Culpepper
- 2004: Meb Keflezighi
- 2005: Abdi Abdirahman
- 2006: Jorge Torres
- 2007–08: Abdi Abdirahman
- 2009–16: Galen Rupp
- 2017: Hassan Mead
- 2018–19: Lopez Lomong
- 20212020 OT: Woody Kincaid
- 2022: Galen Rupp
- 2023: Woody Kincaid
- Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
- OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Distance: Until 1924 the event was 5 miles; from 1925–27 and from 1929–31 it was over 6 miles.