17 November 1942 (1942-11-17) (age 81) Cumbria, England
Occupation
long-distance runner
Derek James Clayton (born 17 November 1942) is a former Australian long-distance runner, born in Cumbria, England and raised in Northern Ireland.
Clayton set a marathon world best in the Fukuoka Marathon, Japan on 3 December 1967 in 2:09:36.4, in what is considered a classic race, the first marathon race ever run in less than two hours and ten minutes.
He went on to break this time at the Antwerp Marathon on 30 May 1969 by more than a minute; this time stood as the world best for nearly another 12 years.[nb 1] His personal best time of 2:08:33.6 is still a world-class marathon time. Clayton represented Australia at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, finishing in 7th place (2:27:23). Four years later he finished in 13th place (2:19:49) in the same event.
At the 1971 Australian Athletics Championships, he won the marathon in 2:11:08.8. Two years later, in 1973, he won the Australian Athletics Championships marathon again in 2:12:07.6. He also won the marathon in this event in 1967 and 1968. Clayton won 14 marathons in his career.[3]
Clayton was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1999.[4]
^"12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009" (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. 546, 563, 565, 651, and 653. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
^Association of Road Racing Statisticians, World Best Progressions- Road. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
^"Derek Clayton Profile at ARRS". more.arrs.run. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
^"Derek Clayton". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
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