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David Bedford (runner)
English long-distance runner
"Dave Bedford" redirects here. For the Australian footballer, see Dave Bedford (footballer).
David Bedford in 1972 | |
| Born | 30 December 1949 (1949-12-30) (age 75) London, England |
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| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 5000 m, 10,000 m |
| Club | Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers, London |
| Personal best(s) | 5000 m – 13:17.21 (1972) 10,000 m – 27:30.80 (1973) |
David Colin "Dave" BedfordOBE (born 30 December 1949) is an English former long-distance runner, whose athletic career spanned the early 1970s.
Post-retirement, he served as race director of the London Marathon[1] until 2012, and is the Chairman of the IAAF Road Running Commission (since 2012), as well as sitting on the IAAF Cross Country Committee as the UK Athletics elected representative.
Bedford held the 10,000 metres world record, improving it by 7.6 seconds with his t