In 1979, while a student at Villanova University,[1] Paige ran an indoor American Record of 2:20.3 for 1000m and a few months later ran a personal best of 3:54.6 for the mile. In June he pulled off a rare 800m/1500m double at the NCAA championships, becoming only the third man to win both events after Ron Delany (1958) and Ross Hume (1945). (In the 800, run only 35 minutes after the 1500m final, he ran a rare negative split race of 54.3/51.9, while in the 1500 he closed his last lap in a swift 53.7, the last 200 being covered in 26.2 seconds.) Two weeks later Paige ran a personal best for the 1500 of 3:37.4, good for 10th place on the all-time U.S. list at that time, in finishing second to Steve Scott at the AAU championships. 1979 culminated with him winning the 1500 meters title at the Pan American Games.
In 1980, Paige won the 800 at the USA Olympic Trials on 23 June 1980 in Eugene, Oregon, but was denied participation at the 1980 Olympic Games because of the USA boycott.[2] Paige did however receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes.[3] In the race he set the world best year performance in the men's 800 metres in 1980 at 1:44.53[4] U.S. After the 1980 Olympics, he defeated the 800 meter Olympic silver medalist and world record holder Sebastian Coe by 0.03 seconds in an 800-meter race in Via Reggio, Italy, and was later ranked number one in the world for the 800m in 1980 by Track & Field News magazine. As some small consolation for missing the Olympics, he also won the 800 m at the Olympic Boycott Games.
His personal best in the same event came three years later: 1:44.29, achieved on 4 September 1983 in Rieti, Lazio, Italy.
Paige ran 3:54.19, his lifetime best for the mile, on May 16, 1982.
In 1984, Paige failed to qualify for the Olympics finishing fifth in the 800 m final at the Olympic Trials.[2]
Early life
Paige was born in New York state, where he attended Charles W. Baker High School in Baldwinsville (near Syracuse), then attended Villanova University from where he graduated in 1980 with a degree in Business Administration in Finance.[5] He was then awarded an NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship, and attended for 1 year Drexel University's MBA program.[5]
As well as a student athlete, Paige was also from 1981 to 1984 Assistant Track Coach for Middle Distances at Villanova University.[5] Paige was honored in 1997 for his outstanding achievements as a middle-distance runner at Villanova including winning two NCAA Outdoor individual titles in the 800m (1979–80) and one at 1500m (1979), and at the indoor NCAA Championships three 1000y titles (1978–80).[6] During his time at Villanova, Paige was coached by their legendary track coach Jumbo Elliott, and considered himself a graduate of the 'Jumbo Elliott' system like other Villanova track greats like Marty Liquori and Eamonn Coghlan. At Villanova, Paige also met his wife, Carolyn.[7]
After graduating from Vilanova, Paige ran for Marty Liquori's Athletic Attic track team.[8]
Later life
Since retiring from athletics, Paige has worked on the design of track and field facilities, as owner of his own consultancy company.[5]
Looking back at the Olympic boycott, Paige has no lingering ill-feeling, in fact he is reported as saying he understood and supported President Carter's decision, even writing an article explaining his reasons for his school newspaper.[9] His main regret, he has stated, was not getting the chance of 'walking in the opening ceremonies with all of those athletes from around the world'.[8]
On his victory over Seb Coe after the Olympics, Paige said "I was No. 1 in the world, but Sebastian Coe was a better half-miler than me, I just beat him that day."[9]
Rankings
Paige was ranked among the best in the US and the world in the 800 m over the period 1979 to 1984, according to the votes of the experts of Track and Field News.[10][11]
Paige also showed early promise as 1500 m runner.[12][13]
Paige was also ranked no. 1 at 1000 y/1000 m in the US for five consecutive years.[7]
^Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry (2008). Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN978-0942257403.
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paige, donald, paige, born, october, 1956, american, retired, middle, distance, runner, personal, informationborn, 1956, october, 1956, baldwinsville, yorkmedal, record, athleticsrepresenting, united, statespan, american, games1979, juan, 1500, metresolympic, . Donald J Paige born October 13 1956 is an American retired middle distance runner Don PaigePersonal informationBorn 1956 10 13 October 13 1956 age 66 Baldwinsville New YorkMedal record Men s AthleticsRepresenting the United StatesPan American Games1979 San Juan 1500 metresOlympic Boycott Games1980 Philadelphia 800 metres Contents 1 Track career 2 Early life 3 Later life 4 Rankings 5 ReferencesTrack career EditIn 1979 while a student at Villanova University 1 Paige ran an indoor American Record of 2 20 3 for 1000m and a few months later ran a personal best of 3 54 6 for the mile In June he pulled off a rare 800m 1500m double at the NCAA championships becoming only the third man to win both events after Ron Delany 1958 and Ross Hume 1945 In the 800 run only 35 minutes after the 1500m final he ran a rare negative split race of 54 3 51 9 while in the 1500 he closed his last lap in a swift 53 7 the last 200 being covered in 26 2 seconds Two weeks later Paige ran a personal best for the 1500 of 3 37 4 good for 10th place on the all time U S list at that time in finishing second to Steve Scott at the AAU championships 1979 culminated with him winning the 1500 meters title at the Pan American Games In 1980 Paige won the 800 at the USA Olympic Trials on 23 June 1980 in Eugene Oregon but was denied participation at the 1980 Olympic Games because of the USA boycott 2 Paige did however receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes 3 In the race he set the world best year performance in the men s 800 metres in 1980 at 1 44 53 4 U S After the 1980 Olympics he defeated the 800 meter Olympic silver medalist and world record holder Sebastian Coe by 0 03 seconds in an 800 meter race in Via Reggio Italy and was later ranked number one in the world for the 800m in 1980 by Track amp Field News magazine As some small consolation for missing the Olympics he also won the 800 m at the Olympic Boycott Games His personal best in the same event came three years later 1 44 29 achieved on 4 September 1983 in Rieti Lazio Italy Paige ran 3 54 19 his lifetime best for the mile on May 16 1982 In 1984 Paige failed to qualify for the Olympics finishing fifth in the 800 m final at the Olympic Trials 2 Early life EditPaige was born in New York state where he attended Charles W Baker High School in Baldwinsville near Syracuse then attended Villanova University from where he graduated in 1980 with a degree in Business Administration in Finance 5 He was then awarded an NCAA Post Graduate Scholarship and attended for 1 year Drexel University s MBA program 5 As well as a student athlete Paige was also from 1981 to 1984 Assistant Track Coach for Middle Distances at Villanova University 5 Paige was honored in 1997 for his outstanding achievements as a middle distance runner at Villanova including winning two NCAA Outdoor individual titles in the 800m 1979 80 and one at 1500m 1979 and at the indoor NCAA Championships three 1000y titles 1978 80 6 During his time at Villanova Paige was coached by their legendary track coach Jumbo Elliott and considered himself a graduate of the Jumbo Elliott system like other Villanova track greats like Marty Liquori and Eamonn Coghlan At Villanova Paige also met his wife Carolyn 7 After graduating from Vilanova Paige ran for Marty Liquori s Athletic Attic track team 8 Later life EditSince retiring from athletics Paige has worked on the design of track and field facilities as owner of his own consultancy company 5 Looking back at the Olympic boycott Paige has no lingering ill feeling in fact he is reported as saying he understood and supported President Carter s decision even writing an article explaining his reasons for his school newspaper 9 His main regret he has stated was not getting the chance of walking in the opening ceremonies with all of those athletes from around the world 8 On his victory over Seb Coe after the Olympics Paige said I was No 1 in the world but Sebastian Coe was a better half miler than me I just beat him that day 9 Rankings EditPaige was ranked among the best in the US and the world in the 800 m over the period 1979 to 1984 according to the votes of the experts of Track and Field News 10 11 Paige also showed early promise as 1500 m runner 12 13 Paige was also ranked no 1 at 1000 y 1000 m in the US for five consecutive years 7 800 meters Year World rank US rank1978 1979 7th 2nd1980 1st 1st1981 1982 1983 4th1984 5th 1500 meters Year World rank US rank1978 4th1979 7th 2nd1980 6th1981 1982 10th1983 1984 References Edit http www trackandfieldnews com images stories tfn pdfs Interviews don 20paige pdf permanent dead link Don Paige T amp F N Interview Jon Henderschott August 1979 Retrieved 17 February 2013 a b http www usatf org statistics champions OlympicTrials HistoryOfTheOlympicTrials pdf Archived 2016 03 27 at the Wayback Machine The History of the United States Olympic Trials Track amp Field R Hymans USA Track amp Field 2008 Caroccioli Tom Caroccioli Jerry 2008 Boycott Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games Highland Park IL New Chapter Press pp 243 253 ISBN 978 0942257403 http trackfield brinkster net Profile asp ID 5060 amp Gender M trackfield brinkster a b c d http www paigedesigngroup com About Us html Paige Design Group Retrieved 6 July 2012 http www villanova com sports c otrack archive 9798spec rel nova c track spec rel03 html Villanova Honors 100th Anniversary of Track amp Field The Official Site of Villanova Athletics September 25 1997 Retrieved 7 July 2012 a b Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2012 11 03 Retrieved 2012 07 07 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Don Paige T amp F N Interview Dave Johnson April 1982 Retrieved 7 July 2012 a b http www fleetfeetsyracuse com news looking back with don paige part 2 Looking Back with Don Paige Part 2 Carlo Cuccaro Fleet Feet Sports February 13 2012 Retrieved 8 July 2012 a b http villanovarunning blogspot co uk 2010 07 don paige 30 years after boycott html Don Paige 30 Years after the Boycott Villanova Running July 22 2010 Print of article from Philadelphia Daily News by Frank Bertucci Retrieved 8 July 2012 World Rankings Index Men s 800 meters PDF Track and Field News Archived from the original PDF on 2011 09 14 Retrieved 2012 07 06 U S Rankings Index Men s 800 meters PDF Track and Field News Archived from the original PDF on 2012 10 24 Retrieved 2012 07 06 World Rankings Index Men s 1500 meters PDF Track and Field News U S Rankings Index Men s 1500 meters PDF Track and Field News Archived from the original PDF on 2012 10 24 Retrieved 2012 07 06 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Don Paige amp oldid 1111932091, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
