Bob Holt (born 18 May 1944) is a former English distance runner. His twin brother Dave Holt competed in the 10000 metres at the

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. Of the two, Bob had a faster personal best of 28 minutes 39.8, set in September 1972, whereas Dave's personal best was 28 minutes 41.82, which he set at

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on 15 July 1972. However, Bob did not compete at a major international championship. He originally competed for Hercules AC, and following that club's merger with Wimbledon AC, he competed for Hercules-Wimbledon AC. Bob placed third in the 10000 metres at the 1970

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, recording 28 minutes 40.28.http://www.surreyathletics.org.uk/trackfield/database/profile.php?Y=2012&S=2013&A=4893 (Retrieved 1 November 2012)

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1944 births Living people English male long-distance runners British male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Great Britain {{England-athletics-bio-stub