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Ron Hill

British runner

Born on: September 25, 1938
Died on: May 23, 2021
Aged: 82 years 240 days (991 months)
Gender: Male
Nationality: United kingdom
Birth Sign: Libra

 

Ron Hill

Ronald Hill MBE was a British runner and clothing entrepreneur. He was the second man to break 2:10 in the marathon; he set world records at four other distances, and laid claim to the marathon world record.

He ran two Olympic Marathons, and achieved a personal marathon record of 2:09:28. In 1970, Hill won the 74th Boston Marathon in a course record 2:10:30.

He also won gold medals for the marathon at the European Championships in 1969 and the Commonwealth Games in 1970. Hill laid claim to the longest streak of consecutive days running – every day for 52 years and 39 days from 1964 to 2017.


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