Ron Hill: English former runner and clothing entrepreneur
Ronald Hill MBE (25 September 1938 – 23 May 2021) was a British runner.
He was the second man to break 2:10 in the marathon; he set world records at four other distances, but never won the marathon world record.
 Hill at the Enschede Marathon in 1975 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 25 September 1938 Accrington, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 May 2021 (aged 82) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Long-distance running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Clayton-Le-Moors Harriers, Lancashire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 1964, 1968, 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He ran two Olympic Marathons (Tokyo 1964 and Munich 1972). In 1970, Hill won the 74th Boston Marathon.
Hill died on 23 May 2021, at the age of 82.
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