Mark Deady

{{short description|American middle-distance runner}}

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| nationality = American

| sport = Middle-distance running

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|10|02}}

| birth_place = Lincolnshire, Illinois

| height = 188 cm

| weight = 71 kg

| country = {{flag|USA}}

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Mark Deady (born October 2, 1967) is an American Olympic middle-distance runner. He represented his country in the men's 1500 meters at the 1988 Summer Olympics. His time was a 3:41.91 in the first heat, and a 3:39.47 in the semifinals.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/mark-deady-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418062338/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/mark-deady-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18}}

In 1985, Mark Deady was State Champion for Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, Illinois. He was the Boys Class AA winner in the 1600 meter run. His time of 4:07.45 was a new State Record and stood until 2009 when Jeff Thode of J.B. Conan's High School ran to a winning time of 4:04.

Deady was an All-American runner for the Indiana Hoosiers track and field team, finishing runner-up in the mile at the 1987 NCAA Division I indoor track and field championships.{{cite web |url=https://www.ustfccca.org/records-lists/meet-history-by-event?gender=1&series=3369&event=9 |title=Mile run at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships |website=USTFCCCA |access-date=28 December 2024}}