Michael McCarthy

Background

McCarthy, Michael was born on May 22, 1968 in Long Branch, New Jersey, United States. Son of Charles and Penny (Cannell) McCarthy.

Education

Biosystems Engineering in Physics, U. Arizona, 1990; Biosystems Engineering in Mathematics, U. Arizona, 1991.

Career

He competed at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics in the 4 km team pursuit and finished in ninth and sixth place, respectively. In 1990, McCarthy was selected as United States of America Cycling Athlete of the Year. In 2010, he was inducted to the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame.

Born and raised in New York, he then moved to Mill Valley, California, and started racing competitively in 1982.

He retired due to an Epstein–Barr virus infection and later worked as a sales trader in San Francisco.

Achievements

• Michael McCarthy has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Mathematics Society, Tau Beta Pi.

Interests

• Avocations: traveling, chess, basketball.

Connections

Father:

Charles McCarthy

Mother:

Penny (Cannell) McCarthy