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Bill Lucas (runner)

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Bill Lucas DFC (born 16 January 1917) is a British former long-distance runner who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1] Prior to the 2012 Summer Olympics Lucas was noted as Britain's oldest living Olympian.[2][3] He served as a bomber pilot with the Royal Air Force in the Second World War.

References

  1. ^ "Olympics". sports-reference. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  2. ^ Bill Lucas - Britain's Oldest Living Olympian
  3. ^ "Britain's oldest Olympian gets heroes underway in a magic mile in London". West Sussex Today. Retrieved 16 June 2016.