For other people with the same name, see Ronald Clarke (disambiguation).
Ron Clarke
AO, MBE
Mayor of the Gold Coast
In office 25 March 2004 (2004-03-25) – 27 February 2012 (2012-02-27)
Deputy
Daphne McDonald
Preceded by
Gary Baildon
Succeeded by
Tom Tate
Personal details
Born
Ronald William Clarke
(1937-02-21)21 February 1937 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died
17 June 2015(2015-06-17) (aged 78) Southport, Queensland, Australia
Political party
Independent
Spouse
Helen Clarke
Occupation
Athlete
Sports career
Height
183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight
72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Athletics
Event(s)
5,000, 10,000 m, marathon
Club
Glenhuntly Athletics Club
Sports achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
5,000 m – 13:16.6 (1966) 10,000 m – 27:39.89 (1965) Marathon – 2:20:26 (1964)[1][2]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Australia
Olympic Games
1964 Tokyo
10,000 metres
Commonwealth Games
1962 Perth
3 miles
1966 Kingston
3 miles
1966 Kingston
6 miles
1970 Edinburgh
10,000 metres
Ronald William Clarke, AO, MBE (21 February 1937 – 17 June 2015) was an Australian athlete, writer, and the Mayor of the Gold Coast from 2004 to 2012. He was one of the best-known middle- and long-distance runners in the 1960s, notable for setting seventeen world records.
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