John Graham (long-distance runner)

John Graham

Personal information
Nationality	British (Scottish)
Born	18 June 1956
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	long-distance

Jonathon Ephriam Graham (born 18 June 1956) is a former long-distance runner from Scotland.

Biography

Graham won the inaugural Rotterdam Marathon on 23 May 1981 in a time of 2:09:28. ^[1]

He twice finished in fourth place in the men's marathon at the Commonwealth Games (1982 and 1986).

Graham was on the podium of the AAA Championships by virtue of being the third placed British athlete past the post during the 1987 London Marathon. ^{[2] [3]}

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Great Britain and   Scotland
1980	Spanish Athletics Championships	Laredo, Spain	1st	Marathon	2:13:21
	Nike OTC Marathon	Eugene, Oregon	8th	Marathon	2:15:04
	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States	3rd	Marathon	2:11:46
1981	Rotterdam Marathon	Rotterdam, Netherlands	1st	Marathon	2:09:28
1982	AAA Gateshead Marathon	Gateshead, United Kingdom	4th	Marathon	2:15:14
	Commonwealth Games	Brisbane, Australia	4th	Marathon	2:13:04
1983	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States	5th	Marathon	2:10:57
1984	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	11th	Marathon	2:14:40
1985	Rotterdam Marathon	Rotterdam, Netherlands	2nd	Marathon	2:09:58
	Chicago Marathon	Chicago, United States	12th	Marathon	2:12:55
1986	Rotterdam Marathon	Rotterdam, Netherlands	6th	Marathon	2:13:42
	Commonwealth Games	Edinburgh, Scotland	4th	Marathon	2:12:10
1987	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	11th	Marathon	2:12:32

References

1. "Rotterdam Marathon". www.arrs.run. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
2. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
3. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 21 June 2025.

External links

• Biography at JF Pacemakers
• Biography
• gbrathletics