Claim: Three-time Olympian Mark Duane Croghan has narrowly missed two qualifiers for the World Championships and his first Olympics.
Evidence: He is a three-time Olympian and five-time US national champion in the steeplechase (1991, 1994–97). His first major competition was the 1991 World Championships. With 15 to qualify for the final, he narrowly missed out by just 0.64 of a second. At his first Olympics in 1992, with 12 qualifying for the final, he again narrowly missed out as he was the 13th fastest overall in the semifinals.