Ron Hill

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.[1]

Ron Hill
Ron Hill 1975.jpg
Hill at the Enschede Marathon in 1975
Personal information
Born(1938-09-25)25 September 1938
Accrington, Lancashire, England
Died23 May 2021(2021-05-23) (aged 82)
Height1.67 m
Weight61 kg
Sport
SportLong-distance running
ClubClayton-Le-Moors Harriers, Lancashire
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals1964, 1968, 1972

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.[2]

References

  1. A Brief Chat with Ron Hill Archived 5 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine, 28 September 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2009.
  2. "Ron Hill: Former European and Commonwealth marathon champion dies aged 82". BBC Sports. Retrieved 24 May 2021.