Bruce Kidd, (born July 26, 1943) is a

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academic, author, and athlete. Born in

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, he was a member of the

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track and field team. He won 18 national senior championships in Canada, the United States, and Britain. He won a gold (in the 6 Miles event) and bronze medal (in the 3 Miles event) at the

1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Perth, Australia, from 22 November to 1 December 1962. Athletic events were held at Perry Lakes Stadium in the suburb of Floreat and swimming events at Beatty Park in North Perth. The ...

and was a member of the Canadian

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team (competing in the Men's 5000 metres, Men's 10000 metres and scheduled to start in the Men's marathon). His personal bests included a time of 2:20:18 to win the Peach Bowl Marathon in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 28, 1974, and an indoor best for two miles 8:39.0 in Wembley, England, on March 30, 1964. On outdoor tracks, he had times of 8:38.2, two months later in Modesto, California. For five kilometres, he ran 13:43.8, in Compton, California, when he was only eighteen years old, and 29:46.4 for ten kilometres in 1974 in

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. A short documentary film about him, entitled ''Runner'', was produced and directed by Don Owen and narrated by

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. He received his

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in Political Economy in 1965 from the University of Toronto and a

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in Adult Education in 1968 from the

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. He also received a Master of Arts in history in 1980 and a Ph.D. in history in 1990 from

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. Kidd has an honorary doctor of laws from

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. In 1970, he joined the University of Toronto as a lecturer. He was appointed an assistant professor in 1973 and an associate professor in 1979. In 1991, he was appointed a professor. He was formerly director of the School of Physical and Health Education and acting director of the Department of Athletics and Recreation. He is a professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education and the Warden of Hart House at the University of Toronto. On February 27, 2014, Kidd was named to become the interim vice president and principal for

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. Subsequently, in December 2014, he was appointed as the tenth principal of University of Toronto Scarborough. He is an honorary member of the

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and volunteer chair of the Selection Committee,

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. In 2018, Bruce was inducted into Scarborough Walk of Fame.

Politics

Kidd ran for the

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in the riding of Beaches—Woodbine in the 1971 Ontario general election. He lost with less than 40% of the vote.

Awards and honours

* 1961 and 1962 – the

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' Athlete of the Year. * 1961 – awarded the

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. * 1966 – inducted into the

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as an athlete. * 1968 – inducted into

. * 1988 – inducted into the University of Toronto Sports Hall of Fame. * 1994 – inducted into the

as a builder. (Kidd is the only person to have been twice elected to this hall of fame). * 2004 – made an Officer of the

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for having "devoted his life to eradicating sexism and racism in sporting communities around the world".
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Selected bibliography

* ''The Death of Hockey'' (with John Mcfarlane, 1972) * ''The Political Economy of Sport'' (1979) * ''Tom Longboat'' (1980) * ''Hockey Showdown'' (1980) * ''Who's a Soccer Player'' (1980) * ''Athletes' Rights in Canada'' (with Mary Eberts, 1982) * ''The Struggle for Canadian Sport'' (1996), winner of the North American Society of Sport History book prize. * "Sports and Masculinity (2013)

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