Peter McColgan

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Peter McColgan (born in Strabane, County Tyrone on 20 February 1963) is a former Northern Irish steeplechaser and athlete.

McColgan holds the Northern Irish 3000 metres indoor record with a time of 07:54.48 as well as the two and three kilometre steeplechase outdoor records.

He was educated at Omagh CBS. He only took up athletics at age 17 and was coached until 1986 by Malcolm McCausland.

McColgan represented Northern Ireland the same year at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh and was a finalist in the 3000 metres Steeplechase and 5000 metres.

He also ran for Great Britain in the Steeplechase at the 1991 World Championships in Japan, where his wife Liz McColgan won the 10,000 metres race.

Among his other accomplishments are a bronze medal in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the NCAA Championships (1986) in the United States and a sub four minute mile clocking (3:59.37)

The couple now run several fitness centres close to their home in Carnoustie near Dundee. They have a family of five, including daughter Eilish, who won the British cross country championships in 2004, and was one of the top ranked top under-17 athletes over both 800 m and 1500 m.