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| Nationality | English |
| Born | (1945-02-06) 6 February 1945 (age 79) Leigh, Lancashire |
George Jeffrey Norman (born 6 February 1945 in Leigh, Lancashire) is a male British long-distance, cross country and fell runner.
Athletics career
He won the Three Peaks Race six times between 1970 and 1975 setting a course record in 1974. He competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics in the men's marathon.
Norman holds the British 50 km track record, which he set on 7 June 1980 in Timperley with a time of 2:48:06. 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.
He represented England in the marathon, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes | |||
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Representing  United Kingdom and  England
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| 1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | 26th | Marathon | 2:20:04 | |||
| 1978 | Freckleton Half Marathon | Freckleton, Lancashire | 1st | Half Marathon | 1:06:18 | |||
| 1978 | Commonwealth Games | Edmonton, Canada | 12th | Marathon | 2:22:23 | |||
References
- "Three Peaks Race: Mountain marathon". Yorkshire Post. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- 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.
- ^ "UNITED KINGDOM ALL-COMERS RECORDS AND BEST PERFORMANCES". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- Fast Running: Aly Dixon is World 50km Champion & New World Record Holder.
- "1978 Athletes". Team England.
- "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
External links
- Jeff Norman at Association of Road Running Statisticians
- British Movietone on YouTube: 1972 Three Peaks Race, won by Jeff Norman
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