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Australia's athletics legend Ron Clarke dies - Sydney Morning Herald

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DyeStatPRO.com   Jun 17th 2015, 12:20am
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Australia's athletics legend Ron Clarke dies

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Sports Writer for The Age

Legendary runner Ron Clarke, the man who lit the flame for the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, has died. He was 78.

The Olympian who broke 17 middle distance world records died early on Wednesday in hospital on the Gold Coast.

Clarke, who won bronze at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in the 10,000 metres, went on to become mayor of the Gold Coast for eight years until 2012.



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