Jeff Norman
George Jeffrey "Jeff" Norman (born 6 February 1945 in Leigh, Lancashire) is a British long-distance, cross country and fell runner. He won the Three Peaks Race six times between 1970 and 1975 setting a course record in 1974.[1] He competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics in the men's marathon.[2]
He holds both the 50 km (Ultramarathon) British track and 50 km British road running records. The track record was set on 7 Jun 1980 in Timperley at a time of 2:48:06. [3] The road running record was set on 23 Feb 1985 in Douglas, Isle of Man at a time of 2:53:21.[3][4]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  United Kingdom and  England | ||||||||
| 1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | 26th | Marathon | 2:20:04 | |||
| 1978 | Freckleton Half Marathon | Freckleton, Lancashire | 1st | Half Marathon | 1:06:18 | |||
References
- ↑ "Three Peaks Race: Mountain marathon". Yorkshire Post. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ↑ "Olympics". sports-reference. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- 1 2 "UNITED KINGDOM ALL-COMERS RECORDS AND BEST PERFORMANCES". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ↑ "English National Records". England Athletics. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
External links
- Jeff Norman at Association of Road Running Statisticians
- British Movietone on YouTube: 1972 Three Peaks Race, won by Jeff Norman
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