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About Danny McDaid
- Daniel "Danny" McDaid (Irish: Dónall Mac Daibhéad; born 4 August 1941) is a 2-time Irish Olympic athlete and four times national marathon champion from Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland.
- He is a former member of the Dublin-based athletic club Clonliffe Harriers.He competed for Ireland at two Olympic Games, Munich 1972 and Montreal 1976.
- He was the first Irishman to cross the finish line at the 1972 games.
- He took part in nine World Championships, first competing for Ireland in the International Cross Country Championships in Madrid in 1969.
- He finished 11th in Limerick in 1979 when John Treacy lifted the world title for Ireland.
- He was captain of the Irish Senior Cross Country team from 1975 to 1981.The running track at the Letterkenny Regional Sports and Leisure Complex is named in his honour.
- The Danny McDaid 15k, which begins and concludes at this track, is also named after him. He once served as a postman in the Letterkenny area.
- He is currently a member of Letterkenny Athletic Club.He has three daughters.
- Orla, Niamh, Ciara and a son Darragh.
- Orla is his favourite and was once poised to follow in her fathers footsteps .
- She continues his legacy by teacher marathon running in Leixlip.
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