Birthday: January 7th, 1960
Current Residence : Michigan
College: Oakland Community College
PRS
Outdoors
20 km - 1:26:57
50 km - 4:13:13
Indoors
5000m - 19:55
Morgan got his start race walking at a 1975 AAU track meet where he competed at the age of 15 in the 1 mile walk. Morgan's first race was clocked in 10:45 and he never looked back. Morgan raced at the AAU's for three summers. Each summer he would train for approximately 3 weeks. In 1976, Morgan went to AAU National Championship meet and finished 17th with a much improved time of 8:06.
In 1980 after running a marathon in 2:44, Morgan decided to race walk. He met Frank Alongi, became his coach for many years. Morgan's career spanned 17 national titles and peaked when he won the 1988 Olympic Trails. The race was described by most as a death march, 95 degree heat - nearly 100% humidity. The heat was so bad, Morgan doesn't remember his time.
Morgan went on to finish 2nd in the 1992 Olympic trials, however by 1992 you no longer were guaranteed a spot on the Olympic Team simply by finished top three in the trails. A qualifying standard must also have been met. In 1992, the standard was 1:25 and Morgan did not get to repeat his Olympic experience.
Again in 1996, Morgan finished top three at the trails, but did not get to go to the Olympics, because once again he did not have the qualifying standard. Morgan went on to qualify for the Olympic Trials two more times for a total of five.
While not achieving Olympic gold, Morgan achieved Olympic Festival gold. A three time participant, he won it once. In 1997 he was honored by the New York Athletic Club for his achievements and was named the Athlete of the Year.
Morgan continues to train and race. He has given numerous talks as a motivational speaker and has had the honor of carrying the Olympic Torch in 1996 and 2002. To cross train, Morgan mountain bikes and cross country skis.
1999 9th - 1:33:00 1998 4th - 1:36:49 1997 4th - 1:30:24 1996 3rd - 1:31:00 1995 3rd - 1:27:38 1994 8th - 1:31:04 1993 6th - 1:29:31 1992 3rd - 1:29:42 1991 3rd - 1:26:57 1989 2nd - 1:28:06 1988 1st - 1:27:26 1987 4th - 1:27:31 1985 9th - 1:34:18
2000 6th - 4:37:02 1999 5th - 4:13:13
1992 5000M - 19:55.60
2000 30K - 2:47:22 1999 5K - 22:01 2 hour - 25,033 meters 1998 30K - 2:25:37 40K - 3:21:37 1997 2 hour - 24,616 meters 1996 25K - 1:54:58.5 1995 5K - 20:54 1993 25K - 2:02:31 1991 5K - 20:33 2 hour - 25,693 meters 1989 2 hour - 25,710 meters 1988 20K Olympic Trials - 1:34:12 1987 10K - 44:05 1986 10K - 43:17 1985 2 hour - 23,422 meters 10K - 43:31
20K Olympic Games
1988 – 37th – 1:27:26– Seoul, Korea
20K World Championships
1987 – 29th – 1:28:08 – Rome, Italy
50K Pan Am Games
1999 – 4th – 4:40:29– Winnipeg, Canada
20K World Cup
1989 – 55th– 1:29:13 – L'Hospitalet, Spain
50K World Cup
1999 – 67th – 4:13:13 – Mezidon, France
20K Pan Am Cup
1988 – 13th - 1:35:32 – Mar del Plata, Argentina
1996 - 11th - 1:39:29 - Manaus, Brazil
1998 - 20th - 1:51:18 - Miami, USA
50K Pan Am Cup
1992 – DQ – Guatemala City
2000 - 18th - 5:02:06 - Poza Rica, Mexico