George Jeffrey Norman (born 6 February 1945 in

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) is a male British former

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, cross country and

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runner. He competed at the

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Biography

Norman won the Three Peaks Race six times between 1970 and 1975 setting a course record in 1974. Norman became the British marathon champion after winning the British

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title at the

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. He would podium twice more at the AAAs in 1976 and 1978. At the 1976 Olympics Games in

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, he represented

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in the men's marathon. He represented

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in the marathon, at the

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, Canada. Norman set the British 50 km track record on 7 June 1980 in

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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

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.Fast Running: Aly Dixon is World 50km Champion & New World Record Holder.
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Competition record

References

External links

Jeff Norman
at Association of Road Running Statisticians
British Movietone on YouTube: 1972 Three Peaks Race, won by Jeff Norman
{{DEFAULTSORT:Norman, Jeff 1945 births Living people Sportspeople from Leigh, Greater Manchester Sportspeople from Wigan English male marathon runners British male marathon runners British fell runners Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games athletes for England