George Jeffrey "Jeff" Norman (born 6 February 1945 in
Leigh, Lancashire
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) is a male
British
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long-distance
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cross country and
fell
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runner.
Athletics career
He won the
Three Peaks Race
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six times between 1970 and 1975 setting a course record in 1974. He competed in the
1976 Summer Olympics
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in the men's
marathon
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.
Norman holds the British 50 km track record, which he set on 7 June 1980 in
Timperley
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History
The name Ti ...
with a time of 2:48:06.
He also formerly held the British road record for the same distance, having run a time of 2:53:21 on 23 February 1985 in
Douglas, Isle of Man
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.
[
He represented ]England
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in the marathon, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
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in Edmonton
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, Alberta
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, Canada
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.
Competition record
References
External links
Jeff Norman
at Association of Road Running Statisticians
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British Movietone on YouTube: 1972 Three Peaks Race, won by Jeff Norman
1945 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Leigh, Greater Manchester
Sportspeople from Wigan
English male marathon runners
British fell runners
Olympic athletes of Great Britain
Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games competitors for England
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