Obituaries

Obituaries

Remembering the athletes.

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Alan Simpson, 1960s miler, dies aged 84

British middle-distance runner finished fourth in the 1964 Olympic 1500m final
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Coaching legend John Anderson dies aged 92

Anderson guided world 5000m record-breaker Dave Moorcroft plus Sheila Carey, Liz McColgan, John Graham, Judy Simpson and many more during a stellar career
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Brian Kilby, European and Commonwealth marathon champion, dies aged 86

Coventry Godiva runner won major titles in 1962 and competed in two Olympic marathons, placing fourth in 1964
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Bob Schul, 1964 Olympic 5000m champion, dies aged 86

The only American to win Olympic 5000m gold used his withering sprint finish to beat a top-class field 60 years ago
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Scottish endurance runner Alastair Hay dies

Tributes pour in following the sad news about the 2010 Commonwealth Games runner
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Tipton Harrier Allan Rushmer dies aged 80

Popular distance runner won Commonwealth bronze over three miles in 1966 and later excelled as a veteran runner
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Henry Rono, world record-breaking Kenyan trailblazer, dies aged 72

The prodigious talent set four world records in 81 days in 1978 but career was thwarted by alcoholism and Olympic boycotts
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Kelvin Kiptum, marathon world record-holder, dies aged 24

Athletics world stunned by the news on Sunday that the Kenyan athlete and coach Gervais Hakizimana died in a road accident
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Michel Jazy, former world mile record-holder, dies aged 87

French middle-distance runner ran 3:53.6 for the mile in 1965 during a career that saw him set nine world records and win two European titles and an Olympic silver
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Shawn Barber, 2015 world pole vault champion, dies aged 29

Canadian record-holder was a member of the six-metre pole vault club and twice made the Commonwealth Games podium 
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Distance running icon Leslie Watson dies

Prolific and pioneering racer in the 1970s and 1980s was a popular and striking figure who won dozens of marathons and set world bests in ultra-running
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Athletics deaths 2023: notable figures we said goodbye to this year

Among those we remember are Tori Bowie, Dick Fosbury, Jim Hines, Ralph Boston, Mike McFarlane, Shaun Pickering and Tim Lobinger
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