Eamonn Coghlan

Injury-plagued Eamonn Coghlan, the fastest indoor miler in history, is hurt again. Coghlan said Thursday that he suffered a strained ligament in his lower back last week when he missed a step while leaving his home in Rye, N.Y. He said the injury was not serious and he should be able to resume training shortly for the 1988 indoor track and field season. He plans to run Jan. 15 at Vancouver, Canada.

Ireland's Eamonn Coghlan, the world mile record-holder, and Mary Slaney, owner of six world or American marks, were named the men's and women's indoor track and field athletes of the 1980s in voting by meet directors and sportswriters.

Eamonn Coghlan of Ireland, the world record-holder in the indoor mile, has announced his retirement.

Eamonn Coghlan, once acknowledged as the Chairman of the Boards, has passed his gavel to countryman Marcus O'Sullivan and Britain's Peter Elliott. Elliott, in particular, is the premier indoor miler now, thanks to his impressive victory in the Meadowlands Invitational last Friday in East Rutherford, N.J. Obliged for the most part to set his own pace, Elliott was shooting for Coghlan's world indoor record of 3:49.78. He had to settle, though, for a time of 3:52.

Eamonn Coghlan, the world indoor record-holder in the mile and the world outdoor champion at 5,000 meters in 1983, said today he is returning to indoor competition. The often-injured Coghlan, 37, announced his retirement in December, 1988, after suffering a hairline fracture of the right leg, superficial bruises of the left arm, and neck and back injuries in an auto accident. At the time, he ruled out running competitively during the outdoor season but suggested he might return indoors.

Eamonn Coghlan won his seventh mile in a row, and Mark McKoy broke his own Canadian record by defeating Olympic gold medalist Roger Kingdom in the men's 50-yard hurdles at the Toronto Star Indoor Games track meet Friday night. Coghlan, 32, toyed with the field at the Maple Leaf Gardens and won Friday's Meet going away from Steve Scott of the United States and Ray Flynn of Ireland. Coghlan's winning time of 3:59.05 was almost 10 seconds off his world best of 3:49.78.

Eamonn Coghlan, world indoor mile record-holder, said he could miss the entire U.S. indoor tour after being attacked by a dog while on a training run in his hometown of Dublin, Ireland. The 34-year-old runner, who now lives in Rye, N.Y., was vacationing in his native country when he was attacked Saturday. Coghlan sustained a broken hand and tissue damage to his calves and thighs after two teen-agers set their dog on him.

Greg Foster, running without Renaldo Nehemiah pushing him, won the men's 60-yard hurdles by coming from behind to edge Mark McKoy Saturday night in the Morning News Indoor Games at Dallas. "I felt terrible, everything was wrong," Foster complained. "I just felt sluggish. It wasn't because Nehemiah didn't come to the meet." Nehemiah, making a track comeback after playing for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League, has a bone spur in his left heel that forced him to withdraw.

As soon as Eamonn Coghlan of Ireland peeled off his green warm-up suit and stepped onto the track for the Wanamaker Mile at the Millrose Games last week at New York, the crowd erupted into applause. The world record-holder in the indoor mile, Coghlan was making his comeback after a two-year absence. But age has robbed Coghlan, 37, of the kick he used to become the first man to run a sub 3:50 mile indoors. He was badly beaten by Marcus O'Sullivan, also of Ireland.

Eamonn Coghlan has run two races since coming out of retirement, but he says they were just warm-ups and his comeback on the indoor track circuit will really begin in the Wanamaker Mile tonight at the Millrose Games in Madison Square Garden. "I can't wait to get to the starting line for the Wanamaker Mile," Coghlan told the Associated Press. "I live in New York. I've won the race seven times, and there's the tradition of the event.

Eamonn Coghlan, the world indoor record-holder in the mile and the world outdoor champion at 5,000 meters in 1983, said today he is returning to indoor competition. The often-injured Coghlan, 37, announced his retirement in December, 1988, after suffering a hairline fracture of the right leg, superficial bruises of the left arm, and neck and back injuries in an auto accident. At the time, he ruled out running competitively during the outdoor season but suggested he might return indoors.

Injury-plagued Eamonn Coghlan, the fastest indoor miler in history, is hurt again. Coghlan said Thursday that he suffered a strained ligament in his lower back last week when he missed a step while leaving his home in Rye, N.Y. He said the injury was not serious and he should be able to resume training shortly for the 1988 indoor track and field season. He plans to run Jan. 15 at Vancouver, Canada.

Eamonn Coghlan, the fastest indoor miler in history, has gone into the tank. No, Coghlan isn't planning to dump any races; he thinks he can win more races by strengthening his body through swimming. Instead of running daily as in the past during training, Coghlan has been working out three times a week in Manhattanville College pool since October, and getting helpful hints from Rick Carey, three-time Olympic gold medalist. "When I started swimming, I couldn't even swim 100 meters," Coghlan said.