Ron Clarke

Ron Clarke
Mayor of the Gold Coast
In office
25 March 2004 (2004-03-25) – 27 February 2012 (2012-02-27)
DeputyDaphne McDonald
Preceded byGary Baildon
Succeeded byTom Tate
Personal details
Born
Ronald William Clarke

(1937-02-21)21 February 1937
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died17 June 2015(2015-06-17) (aged 78)
Southport, Queensland, Australia
Political partyIndependent
SpouseHelen Clarke
OccupationAthlete
Sports career
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
SportAthletics
Event(s)5,000, 10,000 m, marathon
ClubGlenhuntly 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
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo 10,000 metres
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1962 Perth 3 miles
Silver medal – second place 1966 Kingston 3 miles
Silver medal – second place 1966 Kingston 6 miles
Silver medal – second place 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.

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  2. ^ Ron Clarke Archived 30 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine. trackfield.brinkster.net