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- David Robert Moorcroft OBE DL (born 10 April 1953) is a former middle-distance and long-distance runner from England, and former world record holder for 5,000 metres. His athletic career spanned the late-1970s and 1980s. He subsequently served as the Chief Executive of UK Athletics from 1997 to 2007.
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David Robert Moorcroft OBE DL (born 10 April 1953) is a former middle-distance and long-distance runner from England, and former world record holder for 5,000 metres. His athletic career spanned the late-1970s and 1980s. He subsequently served as the Chief Executive of UK Athletics from 1997 to 2007.
Apr 9, 2021 · Dave Moorcroft’s career is best remembered for a stunning world 5000m record and a European 3000m record but he also won two Commonwealth golds, two European medals and competed in three...
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- AAA 12 stage Relay, Sutton Park, May 1, 1971. 14:27 3.1M (fastest leg) While a month earlier he had won his first ever major title (a low-key AAA indoor under-20 1500m in 3:55.8), the first time he showed real national prominence was as a just turned 18-year-old when he moved Coventry Godiva from ninth to first on the second leg in British road running’s biggest event with the day’s fastest leg.
- AAA Junior 1500m Championships, Wolverhampton, August 7, 1971. 1st 3:51.9. Black (European junior record 8:00.8) had proved too strong in the AAA Junior 3000m at Crystal Palace where he was sixth in 8:22.8.
- National 12 stage Relay, Derby, April 28, 1973. 13:00 2.9M (fastest leg) He had been second fastest in 1972 but regained the fastest leg award as he ran a fairly lonely stage 10 only moving Coventry from fifth to fourth.
- Philips National Indoor 1500m Champs, Cosford, January 24, 1976. 1st 3:45.6. He made little progress in 1974 focussing more on studying at Loughborough.
His brilliant and stunning 5,000 world record in 1982, which knocked 5.79 seconds off the previous mark, has obscured David Moorcroft’s fine competitive record in his long running career. True the English runner did not achieve Olympic glory, but he did win two Commonwealth golds (1978, 1,5000 and 1982 5,000), a European bronze and a European ...
Jul 9, 2022 · David Moorcroft has made a tremendous contribution to the sport of athletics – on and off the track – and can be justifiably proud of his achievements, the greatest of which was – in the opinion of many fans - his magical run on a still summer evening in Norway 40 years ago.
In 1985 the Moroccan shaved 0.01 off Moorcroft’s world record in Oslo and two years later became the first man to crack 13 minutes, clocking 12:58.39 in Rome. After finally hanging up his spikes, Moorcroft distinguished himself as a television commentator and administrator.
David Robert Moorcroft is a former middle-distance and long-distance runner from England, and former world record holder for 5,000 metres. His athletic career spanned the late-1970s and 1980s. He subsequently served as the Chief Executive of UK Athletics from 1997 to 2007.
