Jeff Norman

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Jeff Norman
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1945-02-06) 6 February 1945 (age 80)
Leigh, Lancashire, England
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Eventlong-distance
ClubAltrincham & District AC

George Jeffrey Norman (born 6 February 1945 in Leigh, Lancashire) is a male British former long-distance, marathon, cross country and fell runner. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Biography

Norman won the Three Peaks Race six times between 1970 and 1975 setting a course record in 1974. [2]

Norman became the British marathon champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1975 AAA Championships. [3] He would podium twice more at the AAAs in 1976 and 1978. [4]

At the 1976 Olympics Games in Montreal, he represented Great Britain in the men's marathon. [5]

He represented England in the marathon, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada. [6] [7]

Norman set the British 50 km track record on 7 June 1980 in Timperley with a time of 2:48:06. [8] He also formerly held the British road record for the same distance, having run a time of 2:53:21 on 23 February 1985 in Douglas, Isle of Man. [8] [9]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom and Flag of England.svg  England
1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada 26thMarathon 2:20:04
1978 Freckleton Half Marathon Freckleton, Lancashire 1stHalf Marathon1:06:18
1978 Commonwealth Games Edmonton, Canada 12thMarathon 2:22:23

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jeff Norman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  2. "Three Peaks Race: Mountain marathon". Yorkshire Post. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  4. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  5. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  6. "1978 Athletes". Team England.
  7. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  8. 1 2 "UNITED KINGDOM ALL-COMERS RECORDS AND BEST PERFORMANCES". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  9. Fast Running: Aly Dixon is World 50km Champion & New World Record Holder.