Walter McCoy (sprinter)
American sprinter
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Walter Lee McCoy (born November 15, 1958) is an American former sprinter who qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. He did however receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes.[1] He did compete in the 1984 Summer Olympics.[2]
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| Nationality |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 15, 1958 Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Florida State Seminoles | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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A native of Daytona Beach, Florida, McCoy attended Seabreeze High School. The Orlando Sentinel named McCoy among their list of the best high school track and field athletes in Central Florida history.[3]
McCoy twice finished on the podium at the British AAA Championships finishing second behind fellow American Tony Darden at the 1981 AAA Championships[4] and third at the 1983 AAA Championships.[5][6]
