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Ian Ray
Ian Ray (born 28 August 1957) is a British former marathon runner who won the 1981 Berlin Marathon. Biography Ray was born in Salisbury, England. In 1979, Ray won the Southern Counties marathon championship in Harlow, in a time of 2:16:04. Ray won the 1981 Berlin Marathon in a time of 2:15:41. The top three in the race were all British, as were five of the top 10 finishers. The race was the first to be held in central West Berlin, and the finish line was in Kurfürstendamm near to the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church. It was also the first Berlin Marathon with a cash prize for the winner. Ray was awarded 1000Deutsche Mark, DM. Ray was selected to represent England in the Athletics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games – Men's marathon, marathon event at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia, after performing well at the AAA Championships. Ray came eighth in the race, in a time of 2:15:11. He was the second Englishman to finish, behind Mike Gratton. He finished third ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salisbury
Salisbury ( , ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parish in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers River Avon, Hampshire, Avon, River Nadder, Nadder and River Bourne, Wiltshire, Bourne. The city is approximately from Southampton and from Bath, Somerset, Bath. Salisbury is in the southeast of Wiltshire, near the edge of Salisbury Plain. An ancient cathedral was north of the present city at Old Sarum Cathedral, Old Sarum. A Salisbury Cathedral, new cathedral was built near the meeting of the rivers and a settlement grew up around it, which received a city charter in 1227 as . This continued to be its official name until 2009 structural changes to local government in England, 2009, when Salisbury City Council was established. Salisbury railway station is an interchange between the West of England line, West of England Line and the Wessex Main Line. Stonehenge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is northwest o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
