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Clarke was born 21 February 1937 in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]].<ref name=SportsRef>{{cite web |title=Ron Clarke |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cl/ron-clarke-1.html |website=Sports Reference – Olympic Sports |accessdate=17 June 2015}}</ref> He attended Essendon High School and [[Melbourne High School (Victoria)|Melbourne High School]]. His brother [[Jack Clarke (Australian footballer, born 1933)|Jack Clarke]] and father [[Tom Clarke (Australian footballer)|Tom]] played Australian rules football in the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]] with Essendon. He was a qualified accountant.<ref name=johnson/>
Clarke was born 21 February 1937 in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]].<ref name=SportsRef>{{cite web |title=Ron Clarke |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cl/ron-clarke-1.html |website=Sports Reference – Olympic Sports |accessdate=17 June 2015}}</ref> He attended Essendon High School and [[Melbourne High School (Victoria)|Melbourne High School]]. His brother [[Jack Clarke (Australian footballer, born 1933)|Jack Clarke]] and father [[Tom Clarke (Australian footballer)|Tom]] played Australian rules football in the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]] with Essendon. He was a qualified accountant.<ref name=johnson/>


In 1956, when Clarke was still a promising 19-year-old, he was chosen [[List of people who have lit the Olympic Cauldron|to light]] the [[Olympic Flame]] in the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] during the opening ceremonies of the [[1956 Summer Olympics]] in [[Melbourne]].<ref name=ioc-1956-torch>{{cite web |author1=Organizing Committee of the XVI Olympiad, Melbourne, 1956 |title=THE OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR THE GAMES OF THE XVI OLYMPIAD MELBOURNE 1956 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1956/OR1956.pdf |via=www.la84foundation.org |accessdate=17 June 2015 | page =227 |format=pdf-34.4 MB}} ([https://books.google.com.au/books?id=_T8nAAAAMAAJ&dq=THE+OFFICIAL+REPORT+OF+THE+ORGANIZING+COMMITTEE+FOR+THE+GAMES+OF+THE+XVI+OLYMPIAD+MELBOURNE+1956&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Ron+clarke 'Snippet'] via Google books)</ref>
In 1956, when Clarke was still a promising 19-year-old, he was chosen [[List of people who have lit the Olympic Cauldron|to light]] the [[Olympic Flame]] in the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] during the opening ceremonies of the [[1956 Summer Olympics]] in [[Melbourne]].<ref name=ioc-1956-torch>{{cite web|author1=Organizing Committee of the XVI Olympiad, Melbourne, 1956 |title=THE OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR THE GAMES OF THE XVI OLYMPIAD MELBOURNE 1956 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1956/OR1956.pdf |via=www.la84foundation.org |accessdate=17 June 2015 |page=227 |format=pdf-34.4 MB |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080912181829/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1956/OR1956.pdf |archivedate=12 September 2008 |df= }} ([https://books.google.com.au/books?id=_T8nAAAAMAAJ&dq=THE+OFFICIAL+REPORT+OF+THE+ORGANIZING+COMMITTEE+FOR+THE+GAMES+OF+THE+XVI+OLYMPIAD+MELBOURNE+1956&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Ron+clarke 'Snippet'] via Google books)</ref>


== Athletic career ==
== Athletic career ==
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He won the bronze medal in the 10,000 metre (m) race at the [[1964 Summer Olympics]] when he was upset by [[Billy Mills]], and never won an Olympic gold medal.<ref name=SportsRef/> At the [[1968 Summer Olympics]] in [[Mexico City]], Clarke collapsed and nearly died from [[altitude sickness]]<ref name=guard-zatopek /> sustained during the gruelling 10,000 m race final. Despite training in the [[Alps]] to get acclimatised to high altitudes at Mexico City, this could not put him on par with many opponents from Africa, who had always run at high altitude (with the notable exception of 5,000 m gold medalist and 10,000 m bronze medalist [[Mohammed Gammoudi]] of Tunisia, who was born and lived not far above sea level). Clarke finished in sixth place,<ref name=SportsRef/> but remembered nothing of the last lap. He sufficiently recovered to compete in the 5,000 metre heats a few days later.<ref name=guardian>{{cite news|last1=Nichols|first1=Peter|title=Ron Clarke obituary|accessdate=19 June 2015|work=The Guardian|date=19 June 2015}}</ref>
He won the bronze medal in the 10,000 metre (m) race at the [[1964 Summer Olympics]] when he was upset by [[Billy Mills]], and never won an Olympic gold medal.<ref name=SportsRef/> At the [[1968 Summer Olympics]] in [[Mexico City]], Clarke collapsed and nearly died from [[altitude sickness]]<ref name=guard-zatopek /> sustained during the gruelling 10,000 m race final. Despite training in the [[Alps]] to get acclimatised to high altitudes at Mexico City, this could not put him on par with many opponents from Africa, who had always run at high altitude (with the notable exception of 5,000 m gold medalist and 10,000 m bronze medalist [[Mohammed Gammoudi]] of Tunisia, who was born and lived not far above sea level). Clarke finished in sixth place,<ref name=SportsRef/> but remembered nothing of the last lap. He sufficiently recovered to compete in the 5,000 metre heats a few days later.<ref name=guardian>{{cite news|last1=Nichols|first1=Peter|title=Ron Clarke obituary|accessdate=19 June 2015|work=The Guardian|date=19 June 2015}}</ref>


In the [[1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games]], he won silver in the [[Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 3 miles|3 mile event]], and in the [[1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|1966 Games]] he won silver medals in the {{convert|3|mi|km}} and {{convert|6|mi|km}} events.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ronald 'Ron' Clarke MBE|url=http://www.commonwealthgames.org.au/page/70/by-athlete|website=Australian Commonwealth Games Association website}}</ref>
In the [[1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games]], he won silver in the [[Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 3 miles|3 mile event]], and in the [[1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|1966 Games]] he won silver medals in the {{convert|3|mi|km}} and {{convert|6|mi|km}} events.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ronald 'Ron' Clarke MBE |url=http://www.commonwealthgames.org.au/page/70/by-athlete |website=Australian Commonwealth Games Association website |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150718032148/http://www.commonwealthgames.org.au/page/70/by-athlete |archivedate=18 July 2015 |df= }}</ref>


During a 44-day European tour in 1965, he competed 18 times and broke 12 world records, including the 20,000 m (12.4 miles). On 10 July, at London's [[White City Stadium]], he became the first man to run 3 miles in under 13 minutes, lowering the world record to 12:52.4. Four days later, in Oslo, he lowered his own 10,000 m world record by 36.2 seconds to 27:39.4, becoming the first man to break the 28 minute barrier.<ref name=athozof/><ref name=records/>
During a 44-day European tour in 1965, he competed 18 times and broke 12 world records, including the 20,000 m (12.4 miles). On 10 July, at London's [[White City Stadium]], he became the first man to run 3 miles in under 13 minutes, lowering the world record to 12:52.4. Four days later, in Oslo, he lowered his own 10,000 m world record by 36.2 seconds to 27:39.4, becoming the first man to break the 28 minute barrier.<ref name=athozof/><ref name=records/>
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==Death==
==Death==
Clarke died of [[kidney failure]] on 17 June 2015 at Allamanda Hospital in [[Southport, Queensland]].<ref name=goldcoast>{{cite news |last1=Weston |first1=Paul |title=Former Gold Coast mayor and Olympic medallist Ron Clarke dies, aged 78 |url= http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/gold-coast/former-gold-coast-mayor-and-olympic-medallist-ron-clarke-dies-aged-78/story-fnj94idh-1227401660446 |accessdate=17 June 2015 |work=Gold Coast Bulletin |date=17 June 2015}}</ref> Clarke is survived by his wife Helen and sons Marcus and Nicolas. His daughter Monique died of [[breast cancer]] in 2009.<ref name=johnson>{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Len |title=The man who changed the world |url= http://www.runnerstribe.com/coverage/250965-Len-Johnson/article/32066-The-man-who-changed-the-world-By-Len-Johnson |website=The Runner's Tribe |accessdate=17 June 2015 |date=16 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=Jon |title=Australian athletics legend Ron Clarke dies aged 78 |url= http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/news/australian-athletics-legend-ron-clarke-dies-aged-78/story-fnjbnts5-1227401673683 |accessdate=17 June 2015 |work=Geelong Advertiser |date=17 June 2015}}</ref>
Clarke died of [[kidney failure]] on 17 June 2015 at Allamanda Hospital in [[Southport, Queensland]].<ref name=goldcoast>{{cite news |last1=Weston |first1=Paul |title=Former Gold Coast mayor and Olympic medallist Ron Clarke dies, aged 78 |url= http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/gold-coast/former-gold-coast-mayor-and-olympic-medallist-ron-clarke-dies-aged-78/story-fnj94idh-1227401660446 |accessdate=17 June 2015 |work=Gold Coast Bulletin |date=17 June 2015}}</ref> Clarke is survived by his wife Helen and sons Marcus and Nicolas. His daughter Monique died of [[breast cancer]] in 2009.<ref name=johnson>{{cite web|last1=Johnson |first1=Len |title=The man who changed the world |url=http://www.runnerstribe.com/coverage/250965-Len-Johnson/article/32066-The-man-who-changed-the-world-By-Len-Johnson |website=The Runner's Tribe |accessdate=17 June 2015 |date=16 June 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617061515/http://www.runnerstribe.com/coverage/250965-Len-Johnson/article/32066-The-man-who-changed-the-world-By-Len-Johnson |archivedate=17 June 2015 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=Jon |title=Australian athletics legend Ron Clarke dies aged 78 |url= http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/news/australian-athletics-legend-ron-clarke-dies-aged-78/story-fnjbnts5-1227401673683 |accessdate=17 June 2015 |work=Geelong Advertiser |date=17 June 2015}}</ref>


[[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]] [[Tony Abbott]] and [[List of Australian Leaders of the Opposition|Opposition Leader]] [[Bill Shorten]] paid tribute to Clarke in [[Parliament of Australia|Parliament]] on the day of his death by stating that a great Australian had been lost with his death.<ref name=nine>{{cite news|title=Abbott, Shorten pay tribute to a great|url=http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/06/17/14/43/abbott-shorten-pay-tribute-to-a-great|accessdate=17 June 2015|work=9News.com.au|date=17 June 2015}}</ref> [[Herb Elliott]], Australian 1500 m Olympic gold medallist, said "Ron was a great man. His contribution to athletics was enormous. He was also a wonderful contributor to public health through lifestyle programs and gymnasiums and the communities in which he lived. Ron will be greatly missed".<ref name=olympic/>[[John Landy]], who famously helped Clarke when he fell during a mile race at the 1956 Australian Championships, said "'Ron Clarke, by his running feats inspired Australian distance runners and in a world sense, demonstrated the potential athletics achievements possible."<ref name=olympic>{{cite web|title=Vale Ron Clarke|url=http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news/vale-ron-clarke|website=Australian Olympic Committee News, 17 June 2015|accessdate=17 June 2015}}</ref> [[Frank Shorter]], the 1972 Olympic marathon gold medallist said "Ron Clarke was my idol. I grew up seeing Ron Clarke in the dark blue singlet with the V on it – to me that was the symbol of running."<ref name=iaaf>{{cite web|last1=Johnson|first1=Len|title=Former world record-holder Ron Clarke dies|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/iaaf-news/ron-clarke-death|website=IAAF News, 17 June 2015|accessdate=18 June 2015}}</ref>
[[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]] [[Tony Abbott]] and [[List of Australian Leaders of the Opposition|Opposition Leader]] [[Bill Shorten]] paid tribute to Clarke in [[Parliament of Australia|Parliament]] on the day of his death by stating that a great Australian had been lost with his death.<ref name=nine>{{cite news|title=Abbott, Shorten pay tribute to a great|url=http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/06/17/14/43/abbott-shorten-pay-tribute-to-a-great|accessdate=17 June 2015|work=9News.com.au|date=17 June 2015}}</ref> [[Herb Elliott]], Australian 1500 m Olympic gold medallist, said "Ron was a great man. His contribution to athletics was enormous. He was also a wonderful contributor to public health through lifestyle programs and gymnasiums and the communities in which he lived. Ron will be greatly missed".<ref name=olympic/>[[John Landy]], who famously helped Clarke when he fell during a mile race at the 1956 Australian Championships, said "'Ron Clarke, by his running feats inspired Australian distance runners and in a world sense, demonstrated the potential athletics achievements possible."<ref name=olympic>{{cite web|title=Vale Ron Clarke|url=http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news/vale-ron-clarke|website=Australian Olympic Committee News, 17 June 2015|accessdate=17 June 2015}}</ref> [[Frank Shorter]], the 1972 Olympic marathon gold medallist said "Ron Clarke was my idol. I grew up seeing Ron Clarke in the dark blue singlet with the V on it – to me that was the symbol of running."<ref name=iaaf>{{cite web|last1=Johnson|first1=Len|title=Former world record-holder Ron Clarke dies|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/iaaf-news/ron-clarke-death|website=IAAF News, 17 June 2015|accessdate=18 June 2015}}</ref>

Revision as of 16:03, 9 May 2017

For other people with the same name, see Ronald Clarke (disambiguation).

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

(1937-02-21)21 February 1937
Melbourne, Victoria
Died17 June 2015(2015-06-17) (aged 78)
Southport, Queensland
Political partyIndependent
SpouseHelen Clarke
OccupationAthlete

Ronald William "Ron" Clarke, AO, MBE (21 February 1937 – 17 June 2015) was an Australian athlete, writer, and 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.

Early life and family

Clarke was born 21 February 1937 in Melbourne, Victoria.[1] He attended Essendon High School and Melbourne High School. His brother Jack Clarke and father Tom played Australian rules football in the Victorian Football League with Essendon. He was a qualified accountant.[2]

In 1956, when Clarke was still a promising 19-year-old, he was chosen to light the Olympic Flame in the Melbourne Cricket Ground during the opening ceremonies of the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.[3]

Athletic career

Ron Clarke
Personal information
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)5000, 10,000 m, marathon
ClubGlenhuntly Athletics Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)5000 m – 13:16.6 (1966)
10,000 m – 27:39.89 (1965)
Marathon – 2:20:26 (1964)[1][4]
Medal record
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 10000 metres

During the 1960s Clarke won 9 Australian championships [5] and 12 Victorian track championships ranging from 1500 m to 6 miles (9.7 km).

Ron Clarke (12, no.1 visible) at the 1964 Summer Olympics. At the fore are Billy Mills (722) and Mohammed Gammoudi (615).

He won the bronze medal in the 10,000 metre (m) race at the 1964 Summer Olympics when he was upset by Billy Mills, and never won an Olympic gold medal.[1] At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Clarke collapsed and nearly died from altitude sickness[6] sustained during the gruelling 10,000 m race final. Despite training in the Alps to get acclimatised to high altitudes at Mexico City, this could not put him on par with many opponents from Africa, who had always run at high altitude (with the notable exception of 5,000 m gold medalist and 10,000 m bronze medalist Mohammed Gammoudi of Tunisia, who was born and lived not far above sea level). Clarke finished in sixth place,[1] but remembered nothing of the last lap. He sufficiently recovered to compete in the 5,000 metre heats a few days later.[7]

In the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, he won silver in the 3 mile event, and in the 1966 Games he won silver medals in the 3 miles (4.8 km) and 6 miles (9.7 km) events.[8]

During a 44-day European tour in 1965, he competed 18 times and broke 12 world records, including the 20,000 m (12.4 miles). On 10 July, at London's White City Stadium, he became the first man to run 3 miles in under 13 minutes, lowering the world record to 12:52.4. Four days later, in Oslo, he lowered his own 10,000 m world record by 36.2 seconds to 27:39.4, becoming the first man to break the 28 minute barrier.[9][10]

World records

Distance Time /
Distance 		Location Date Note
5000 m 13:34.8 Hobart, Australia 1965-01-16[11]
5000 m 13:33.6 Auckland, New Zealand 1965-02-01[12]
5000 m 13:25.8 Los Angeles, United States 1965-06-04[13]
5000 m 13:16.6 Stockholm, Sweden 1966-07-05[14]
10,000 m 28:15.6 Melbourne, Australia 1963-12-18[15]
10,000 m 27:39.4 Oslo, Norway 1965-07-14 [16]
20,000 m 59:22.8 Geelong, Australia 1965-10-27[17] As part of 1 hour world record.
1 hour 20,232 m Geelong, Australia 1965-10-27[17]
2 miles 8:19.8 Västerås, Sweden 1967-07-27[18]
2 miles 8:19.6 London, England 1968-08-24[19]
3 miles 13:07.6 Melbourne, Australia 1964-12-03[20]
3 miles 13:00.4 Los Angeles, United States 1965-06-04 As part of 5000 m world record.
3 miles 12:52.4 London, England 1965-07-10
3 miles 12:50.4 Stockholm, Sweden 1966-07-05 [18] As part of 5000 m world record.
6 miles 27:17.8 Melbourne, Australia 1963-12-18[15]
6 miles 26:47.0 Oslo, Norway 1965-07-14[16] As part of 10,000 m world record
10 miles 47:12.8 Melbourne, Australia 1965-03-04[21]

In 1965, Clarke beat the 10,000m world record in Turku, Finland with a time of 28:14.0 but it was never ratified as it was said that permission to run was requested too late.[10] [22]

Political career

He was elected Mayor of the Gold Coast, Queensland in 2004, defeating the incumbent Gary Baildon. Clarke and his wife, Helen, first came to the Gold Coast for a holiday in 1957. The couple returned almost every year thereafter, and in 1995, after 14 years abroad mainly in Europe, came back for good.[23]

Clarke resigned as Mayor of the Gold Coast on 27 February 2012, when he announced his nomination to run as an independent candidate for the seat of Broadwater in the 2012 Queensland state election.[24] Clarke failed in this campaign, coming fourth and recording only a 4.6% primary vote.[25]

Former Australian Football League CEO, Andrew Demetriou stated that Clarke as Mayor of the Gold Coast played a major role in the AFL establishing a new team Gold Coast Suns on the Gold Coast.[26]

In 2011, Clarke was part of the lobbying team that secured the 2018 Commonwealth Games for the Gold Coast, Queensland.[27]

Honours

In 1966 Clarke was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) "In recognition of service to athletics".[1][28]

In 2000, he was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for "Significant contribution as a competitor (Athletics)".[29]

In 2001, he was awarded the Centenary Medal for "For distinguished service to the eco-tourism industry".[29]

In the 2013 Queens Birthday Honours List, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) "For distinguished service to the community through a range of leadership roles with local government and philanthropic organisations, and to the promotion of athletics."[1][30]

Awards and recognition

In 2005 Geelong Athletics honoured Clarke with an athletics meet to commemorate the 40th anniversary of his breaking the world record for the 20,000 m and one hour run at Landy Field in October 1965. This meet is held annually as part of the Athletics Australia National Meet Series.

On 15 March 2006, Ron Clarke was one of the final four runners who carried the Queen's Baton around the MCG stadium during the 2006 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[36]

Emil Zatopek had great respect for Ron Clarke. In 1968 he invited the Australian to Czechoslovakia, and as a parting gift he gave him his 1952 Olympic 10,000 m gold medal with the following words: “Not out of friendship but because you deserve it."[6]

Death

Clarke died of kidney failure on 17 June 2015 at Allamanda Hospital in Southport, Queensland.[37] Clarke is survived by his wife Helen and sons Marcus and Nicolas. His daughter Monique died of breast cancer in 2009.[2][38]

Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten paid tribute to Clarke in Parliament on the day of his death by stating that a great Australian had been lost with his death.[39] Herb Elliott, Australian 1500 m Olympic gold medallist, said "Ron was a great man. His contribution to athletics was enormous. He was also a wonderful contributor to public health through lifestyle programs and gymnasiums and the communities in which he lived. Ron will be greatly missed".[40]John Landy, who famously helped Clarke when he fell during a mile race at the 1956 Australian Championships, said "'Ron Clarke, by his running feats inspired Australian distance runners and in a world sense, demonstrated the potential athletics achievements possible."[40] Frank Shorter, the 1972 Olympic marathon gold medallist said "Ron Clarke was my idol. I grew up seeing Ron Clarke in the dark blue singlet with the V on it – to me that was the symbol of running."[41]

Bibliography

  • The Measure of Success : a personal perspective. South Melbourne, Vic. : Lothian Books, 2004.
  • Run Easy. Melbourne : Information Australia, 2001.
  • Never Say Never : Couran Cove Resort from dream to reality. Avalon, N.S.W. : Banyan Tree Creative Services, 1999.
  • Fixing the Olympics. Melbourne : Information Australia, 1999.
  • Enjoying Life : a champion's guide to the good life. Melbourne : Information Australia, 1999.
  • Total Living : for everyone who wants to be fitter, trimmer and smarter. London : Pavilion, 1995.
  • Ron Clarke's Running Book. Collingwood, Vic. : Outback Press, 1979.
  • Successful Athletics : from beginner to expert in forty lessons, with Raelene Boyle. Melbourne : Thomas Nelson, 1976.
  • Ron Clarke Talks Track edited by Jon Hendershott. Los Altos, Calif. : Tafnews, 1972.
  • Athletics the Australian Way. Melbourne : Lansdowne, 1971.
  • The Lonely Breed, with Norman Harris. London : Pelham, 1967.
  • The Unforgiving Minute, as told to Alan Trengrove. London : Pelham, 1966.

See also

References

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  10. ^ a b "Australian IAAF World Record Holders * World Best Performances as of January 2008". Athletics Australia website. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
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  21. ^ "Another record to Clarke". Canberra Times. 4 March 1965. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
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  23. ^ Gold Coast City Council. "Mayor Cr Ron Clarke MBE". Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  24. ^ Kelly, James (27 February 2012). "Clarke says Gold Coast needs independent MP". ABC News. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  25. ^ "2012 State General Election – Broadwater – Booth Details". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  26. ^ Smart, Nick (17 June 2015). "Suns, says former AFL boss Andrew Demetriou". Herald Sun. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  27. ^ Kimmorley, Sarah (17 June 2015). "Legendary Australian athlete and former Gold Coast Mayor, Ron Clarke has died aged 78". Business Insider Australia. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
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  40. ^ a b "Vale Ron Clarke". Australian Olympic Committee News, 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Track & Field Athlete of the Year
1965 		Succeeded by
Sporting positions
Preceded by Men's 5000 m Best Year Performance
1966–1968 		Succeeded by
Olympic Games
Preceded by Final Summer Olympic Torchbearer
with Hans Wikne
Melbourne 1956 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of the Gold Coast
2004–2012 		Succeeded by
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