man with the big heart." After the Los Angeles Olympics, Treacy ran competitively until 1995, retiring following a road race held in his honour in Waterford, attended by the other two medalists from the 1984 Olympic marathon, Carlos Lopes and Charlie Spedding. While he did not win any more major international championships medals, Treacy did win the 1992 Los Angeles Marathon. At the 1986 European Athletics Championships in Stuttgart, he placed sixth in the 10,000-metre race. In the 1987 World Athletics Championships in Rome, he placed twenty-sixth in the 10,000-metre race and thirteenth in the 5,000-metre final. He failed to finish the marathon at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and placed 51st in his final Olympic games in Barcelona in 1992. He won the 1993 Dublin Marathon. Post-running career Treacy is currently chief executive of the Irish Sports Council. He is married to Fionnuala and they have four children: Caoimhe, Deirdre, Sean, and Conor. International competitions See also Ireland at the 1984 Summer Olympics 1984 in athletics (track and field) References External links John Treacy interview 1957 births Sportspeople from County Waterford Irish male long-distance runners Irish male marathon runners World Athletics Cross Country Championships winners World Athletics Championships athletes for Ireland Olympic athletes of Ireland Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Ireland Providence College alumni Sport Ireland officials Living people