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| Nickname(s) | Jimmy | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 April 1957 Bradford, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Dustbin Man/Endurance Coach | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||
| Club | Bingley Harriers | ||||||||||||||||
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James Ashworth (born 8 April 1957) is a British former marathon runner, who won the 1985 Berlin Marathon, and came second at the 1983 Berlin Marathon. He also won the 1985 Miami Marathon.
Ashworth competed for Bingley Harriers. [1] In 1983, Ashworth won the Piccadilly Marathon in Manchester, England. [2] Later in the year, he came second at the 1983 Berlin Marathon, 24 seconds behind Karel Lismont. [3] It has his personal best time. [4] He finished second at the 1984 Miami Marathon behind Sweden's Tommy Persson. Ashworth had been leading until 5 miles (8.0 km) to go in the race, when he was overtaken by Persson. His finishing time was five seconds slower than in Berlin the previous year. [4] He came seventh at the 1984 London Marathon, [5] and 24th at the 1984 New York City Marathon. [6]
Ashworth won the 1985 Miami Marathon in a time of 02:18:50. [7] [8] [9] American Barry Brown had been leading the race for the first 20 miles (32 km), before Ashworth overtook him, as Brown was suffering with a leg injury. [8] Ashworth had spent most of the race in the leading pack behind Brown, [10] and gradually caught up to him. [8] Ashworth himself was running with a knee injury sustained two months before the race. [10] Later in the year, he won the 1985 Berlin Marathon, in a time of 02:11:43. [7] [11] He finished more than two minutes ahead of Henrik Albahn, who finished the race in second. [11]
In 1986, Ashworth chose not to race the Miami Marathon, and competed in a 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) race in the city instead. [9] He attempted to qualify for the marathon event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games. [12] Later in the year, he came 12th at the 1986 New York City Marathon; he was the highest finishing Briton at the race. [13]
Ashworth is from Bradford, Yorkshire, England. [8] [9] As of 1985, he was married and had two children. [10] Aside from running, he worked as a dustbin man. [1]
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