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'''Benjamin Basil Heatley''' (born 25 December 1933) is a retired British runner, who mainly competed in the [[marathon]].<ref>[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/basil-heatley-1.html Basil Heatley]. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-01-22.</ref> |
'''Benjamin Basil Heatley''' (born 25 December 1933) is a retired British runner, who mainly competed in the [[marathon]].<ref>[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/basil-heatley-1.html Basil Heatley] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122221845/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/basil-heatley-1.html |date=22 January 2015 }}. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-01-22.</ref> |
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On 13 June 1964 Heatley broke the [[List of world records in athletics|world record]] for the marathon at the [[Polytechnic Marathon]] in England, running 2:13:55 to surpass [[Buddy Edelen]]'s world best from the previous year's race by 33 seconds. Four months later, on 21 October 1964, Heatley competed in the marathon at the 1964 Olympics held in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]. Defending Olympic marathon champion [[Abebe Bikila]] won another Olympic [[gold medal]] in another world record time. Heatley managed to stay close to [[Japan]]'s [[Kokichi Tsuburaya]] and passed Tsuburaya shortly before the finish line to win the [[silver medal]].<ref>[http://www.sporting-heroes.net/athletics-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=5150 Sporting Heroes]. Sporting Heroes. Retrieved on 2015-06-06.</ref> |
On 13 June 1964 Heatley broke the [[List of world records in athletics|world record]] for the marathon at the [[Polytechnic Marathon]] in England, running 2:13:55 to surpass [[Buddy Edelen]]'s world best from the previous year's race by 33 seconds. Four months later, on 21 October 1964, Heatley competed in the marathon at the 1964 Olympics held in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]. Defending Olympic marathon champion [[Abebe Bikila]] won another Olympic [[gold medal]] in another world record time. Heatley managed to stay close to [[Japan]]'s [[Kokichi Tsuburaya]] and passed Tsuburaya shortly before the finish line to win the [[silver medal]].<ref>[http://www.sporting-heroes.net/athletics-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=5150 Sporting Heroes]. Sporting Heroes. Retrieved on 2015-06-06.</ref> |
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| Born | 25 December 1933 (age 90) Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Long-distance running | |||||||||||
| Club | Coventry Godiva Harriers | |||||||||||
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Benjamin Basil Heatley (born 25 December 1933) is a retired British runner, who mainly competed in the marathon.[1]
On 13 June 1964 Heatley broke the world record for the marathon at the Polytechnic Marathon in England, running 2:13:55 to surpass Buddy Edelen's world best from the previous year's race by 33 seconds. Four months later, on 21 October 1964, Heatley competed in the marathon at the 1964 Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. Defending Olympic marathon champion Abebe Bikila won another Olympic gold medal in another world record time. Heatley managed to stay close to Japan's Kokichi Tsuburaya and passed Tsuburaya shortly before the finish line to win the silver medal.[2]
He was a seven time participant at the International Cross Country Championships from 1957 to 1964. He was the runner-up to teammate Frank Sando at his first outing in the senior race and became the world champion in the sport at the 1961 International Cross Country Championships.[3]
References
- ^ Basil Heatley Archived 22 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-01-22.
- ^ Sporting Heroes. Sporting Heroes. Retrieved on 2015-06-06.
- ^ International Cross Country Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-01-22.
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