Jim Alder

Jim Alder
MBE
Personal information
Born (1940-06-10) 10 June 1940 (age 84)
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportLong-distance running
ClubMorpeth Harriers, Northumberland
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals1968
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1969 Athens Marathon
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1966 Kingston Marathon
Silver medal – second place 1970 Edinburgh Marathon
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Kingston 6 miles

James Noel Carroll Alder MBE (born 10 June 1940) is a British former distance runner.

Alder, who was born in Glasgow,[1] was a foster child. His mother died of tuberculosis and his father was killed on the last day of World War II.[2] He moved to Morpeth, north of Newcastle, and became interested in running.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference SR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ The Archive: Jim Alder, Herald Scotland; retrieved 19 January 2015.
  3. ^ Turnbull, Simon (5 September 2010). Geronimo Jim's a gem, The Independent; retrieved 8 June 2017.