Percy Wells Cerutty MBE | |
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 Cerutty in 1961 | |
| Born | Percy Wells Cerutty 10 January 1895 |
| Died | 14 August 1975 (aged 80) |
| Occupation(s) | Track and Field coach |
| Spouse | Dorothy Clara Barwell (m.7 November 1921) |
Percy Wells Cerutty MBE (10 January 1895 – 14 August 1975) was an Australian athletics coach in the 1950s and 1960s.
The eccentric Australian pioneered a home-spun system of "Stotan" training, embracing a holistic regime of natural diets, hard training in natural surroundings, and mental stimulation.
Cerutty coached Herb Elliott to a series of world record performances, culminating in an Olympic gold medal in the 1960 Rome Games.