Bill Lucas (runner)
Appearance
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
- ^ "Olympics". sports-reference. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ^ Bill Lucas - Britain's Oldest Living Olympian
- ^ "Britain's oldest Olympian gets heroes underway in a magic mile in London". West Sussex Today. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
Categories:
- 1917 births
- Living people
- English male long-distance runners
- British male long-distance runners
- Olympic athletes of Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Royal Air Force officers
- Royal Air Force personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)
- English athletics biography stubs