Bernie Ford

Bernie Ford

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	3 August 1952 Woking, Surrey
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	long-distance
Club	Aldershot, Farnham & District AC

Bernard William Ford (born 3 August 1952) is a British former long-distance runner who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics. ^[1]

Biography

Ford was a member of the Aldershot, Farnham & District AC and finished second behind Dave Bedford in the10,000 metres event at the 1974 AAA Championships. ^{[2] [3]}

At the 1976 Olympics Games in Montreal, he represented Great Britain in the 10,000 metres event. ^[4]

He would be on the 10,000 metres podium at the AAA Championships on two more occasions in 1975 and 1980. ^[5] Shortly after the last in 1980 he represented Great Britain at the 1980 Olympics Games in Moscow in the marathon but failed to finish. ^[4]

He competed at nine consecutive editions of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships from 1973 to 1981 and won the Rome marathon in 1984.^{[ citation needed ]}

He is married to Anne Ford.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bernie Ford". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
2. "Athletics results" . Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 14 July 1974. Retrieved 30 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
4. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
5. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 30 May 2025.