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Bernie Ford
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Bernard William Ford (born 3 August 1952) is a British former long-distance runner who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1]
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Biography
[edit]Ford was a member of the Aldershot, Farnham & District AC and finished second behind Dave Bedford in the10,000 metres event at the 1974 AAA Championships.[2][3]
At the 1976 Olympics Games in Montreal, he represented Great Britain in the 10,000 metres event.[4]
He would be on the 10,000 metres podium at the AAA Championships on two more occasions in 1975 and 1980.[5] Shortly after the last in 1980 he represented Great Britain at the 1980 Olympics Games in Moscow in the marathon but failed to finish.[4]
He competed at nine consecutive editions of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships from 1973 to 1981 and won the Rome marathon in 1984.[citation needed]
He is married to Anne Ford.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bernie Ford". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ "Athletics results". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 14 July 1974. Retrieved 30 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
