In the same year, he won the Grandma's Marathon in a time of 2:13:25, after breaking away from American Chad Bennion within the last 2 miles (3.2 km) of the race. Dooney also competed at the 1992 Chicago Marathon once again Dooney was a favourite for the race, and he finished sixth in the race. Dooney was soon dropped by da Silva, and finished in a time of 2:14:39, one second slower than his personal best time, and six seconds behind da Silva. Da Silva led for the whole race, and Dooney broke away from the chasing pack after 22 miles (35 km), and caught da Silva after 24 miles (39 km). Dooney had been one of the favourites to win the race. ĭooney came second at the 1991 Chicago Marathon, behind Brazilian Joseildo da Silva. In 1989, Dooney came third at the Pittsburgh Marathon after 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) of the race, Dooney had been leading by one second.

He ran the third leg of the race, and completed his 7.4 miles (11.9 km) in a time of 36:41, a similar pace to Soviet runner Oleg Strizhakov who was in the lead with Dooney at the time. Dooney was the only member of the four-man Irish team who was not living in the US at the time. In 1988, Dooney was part of the Irish team that won a 50 kilometres (31 mi) relay road race event in New York City. He won the 1992 Grandma's Marathon, and was a member of the Irish team that won the 1988 New York City road relay race.ĭooney competed in nine World Cross Country Championships in the 1980s and 1990s. Roy Dooney (born 23 January 1958) is an Irish former runner, who came second at the 1991 Chicago Marathon.

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