Ron Clarke

Ron Clarke AO, MBE
Mayor of the Gold Coast
In office 25 March 2004 (2004-03-25) – 27 February 2012 (2012-02-27)
Deputy	Daphne McDonald
Preceded by	Gary Baildon
Succeeded by	Tom Tate
Personal details
Born	Ronald William Clarke (1937-02-21)21 February 1937 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	17 June 2015(2015-06-17) (aged 78) Southport, Queensland, Australia
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Helen Clarke
Occupation	Athlete
Sports career
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	5,000, 10,000 m, marathon
Club	Glenhuntly Athletics Club
Sports achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	5,000 m – 13:16.6 (1966) 10,000 m – 27:39.89 (1965) Marathon – 2:20:26 (1964)[1][2]
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Australia Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo 10,000 metres Commonwealth Games 1962 Perth 3 miles 1966 Kingston 3 miles 1966 Kingston 6 miles 1970 Edinburgh 10,000 metres

Ronald William Clarke, AO, MBE (21 February 1937 – 17 June 2015) was an Australian athlete, writer, and the Mayor of the Gold Coast from 2004 to 2012. He was one of the best-known middle- and long-distance runners in the 1960s, notable for setting seventeen world records.