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| Nationality | South African | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 December 1955 Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of the Witwatersrand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bruce Noel Stevenson Fordyce (born 3 December 1955 in Hong Kong) is a South African marathon and ultramarathon athlete who was also active in opposing Apartheid. He is best known for having won the South African Comrades Marathon a record nine times, of which eight wins were consecutive. He also won the London to Brighton Ultramarathon three years in a row. He is the former world record holder over 50 miles and the former world record holder over 100 km.