Bill Lucas (runner)

Bill Lucas
Birth nameWilliam Ernest Lucas
Born(1917-01-16)16 January 1917
Tooting, London, England
Died24 March 2018(2018-03-24) (aged 101)
Cowfold, West Sussex, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchRoyal Air Force
Years of service1940–1945
RankSquadron Leader
Service number122826
UnitNo. 9 Squadron RAF
No. 15 Squadron RAF
No. 162 Squadron RAF
Battles / warsSecond World War
AwardsDFC
Mentioned in Despatches
Other workOlympian (1948 Summer Olympics)

William Ernest Lucas[1] DFC (16 January 1917[2] – 24 March 2018) was a British RAF officer and long-distance runner who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. In 2017, Lucas was noted for having been Britain's oldest living Olympian.

  1. ^ "No. 35615". The London Gazette. 30 June 1942. p. 2879.
  2. ^ "Oldest living Olympian Bill Lucas dies aged 101". Mid Sussex Times. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.