Joseph Paul McCluskey (June 2, 1911 – August 31, 2002) was an American track and field athlete.

At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, McCluskey won the bronze medal in the 3,000-meter steeplechase event.

McCluskey, born in South Manchester, Connecticut,[1][2] was also a 1936 Olympian and coached the New York Athletic Club for fourteen years.

He served as Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy during World War II, then later married having eight children and employed as a stockbroker in New York City.

[1][2] He was survived by his wife Anne Conger, and his eight children, Joseph Jr., Mary Cotard, Kathleen McElroy, James, Robert, Richard, Susan Jaeger, and Martin van Buren.