Ron Clarke

Australian long-distance runner

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Awards Received

1965 – Helms Award for Australasia

1982 – awarded Victorian Father of the Year.

1965 – BBC Sportsman of the Year – Overseas Personality

1985 – inaugural inductee into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame

1965 – Track & Field News Male Athlete of the Year

1965 – ABC's Sportsman of the Year

2000 – inaugural inductee into the Athletics Australia Hall of Fame in 2000

Track & Field Athlete of the Year 1965

1965 – awarded the Prix Du President by the French Sports Academy

Child of

Monique died of breast cancer in 2009.

Citizenship

Birthdate

February 21, 1937

Date of Death

June 17, 2015

Educated at

Melbourne High School

Father

Known for

was an Australian athlete, writer, and the Mayor of the Gold Coast from 2004 to 2012.

Nationality

Occupation

Official Name

Ronald William Clarke

Partner

Birthplace

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Place of Death

Southport, Queensland

Sibling

Jack Clarke (Australian footballer, born 1933)

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