Obituaries

Pat Green, long-time British athletics official, dies aged 93

Former chair of the North of England AA and life vice-president of the AAA of England will be fondly remembered […]

Fauja Singh, world's oldest marathoner, dies after hit-and-run accident

Police arrest driver of a speeding car which hit the 114-year-old in India

Marathon

Lachie Stewart, 1970 Commonwealth 10,000m champion, dies

Iconic winner at 1970 Games in front of his home Scottish crowd has died aged 81 after a short illness

10,000m, Long Distance

Don Turner, athletics official, ultra-runner and AW contributor, dies aged 88

Epsom & Ewell Harriers athlete finished runner-up in the London to Brighton race and third in the Comrades Marathon in […]

Officials, Track & Field, Ultra Distance

Alan Simpson, 1960s miler, dies aged 84

British middle-distance runner finished fourth in the 1964 Olympic 1500m final

Coaching legend John Anderson dies aged 92

Anderson guided world 5000m record-breaker Dave Moorcroft plus Sheila Carey, Liz McColgan, John Graham, Judy Simpson and many more during a stellar career

5000m

Brian Kilby, European and Commonwealth marathon champion, dies aged 86

Coventry Godiva runner won major titles in 1962 and competed in two Olympic marathons, placing fourth in 1964

Bob Schul, 1964 Olympic 5000m champion, dies aged 86

The only American to win Olympic 5000m gold used his withering sprint finish to beat a top-class field 60 years ago

Scottish endurance runner Alastair Hay dies

Tributes pour in following the sad news about the 2010 Commonwealth Games runner

Tipton Harrier Allan Rushmer dies aged 80

Popular distance runner won Commonwealth bronze over three miles in 1966 and later excelled as a veteran runner