Henry Dinwoodey Marsh (born March 15, 1954 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a retired runner from the United States, who represented his native country in the men's 3,000 meter Steeplechase in four Summer Olympics, from 1976 through 1988.
During the 1984 Olympic Games, Marsh entered the event with a #2 world ranking. On race day for the 3,000 meter steeplechase finals, Marsh finished fourth, then collapsed to the track and was carried out of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on a gurney.
In 1985 Marsh joined the sub-4 minute group of milers with a 3:59.31 run at Bern, Switzerland on August 16.
Marsh is a co-founder of MonaVie and currently serves as the company's executive vice-president. He is also a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[1] In a 2008, the Sacramento Bee noted that Marsh was a major financial supporter (two donations totalling $90,000) of Proposition 8, a California ballot initiative to eliminate same-sex marriage rights.[2]
Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Time |
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1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | 10th | |
1979 | Pan American Games | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 1st | |
1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 8th | |
1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, California, USA | 4th | |
1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 6th | |
Pan American Games | Indianapolis, USA | 2nd | ||
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 6th |
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Patriz Ilg |
Men's 3.000m Steeple Best Year Performance 1982 — 1983 |
Succeeded by Joseph Mahmoud |
Preceded by Joseph Mahmoud |
Men's 3.000m Steeple Best Year Performance 1985 |
Succeeded by William Van Dijck |
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