Geoff Iden
| Geoff Iden | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Geoffrey Lionel Iden 8 October 1914 Stepney, London, England |
| Died |
January 1991 Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England |
| Nationality | British |
Geoffrey Lionel “Geoff” Iden (born 8 October 1914 in Stepney, London, died January 1991 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex)[1] was a British middle- and long-distance runner who had his biggest successes in the marathon. He finished 9th in the 1952 Olympic Games marathon, where he was the first and only Briton to finish and ran a then personal best of 2 hours 30 minutes and 42 seconds,[2] and sixth in the European Athletics Championships of 1954.
Iden ran for the Victoria Park Harriers athletics club and his club record marathon time of 2 hours 25 minutes and 51 seconds in 1956 stood for more than fifty years, not being surpassed until September 2008.[3] It is still a Masters record for the club as Iden was in his forties at the time.[4] He was the first member of Victoria Park Harriers to take part in an Olympics.[5]
References
- ↑ "SR/Olympic Sports, Geoff Iden". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ↑ The Olympic Marathon, by David E Martin and Roger W H Gynn. Google Books. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ↑ "Martelletti sets club record at Berlin Marathon". The Docklands and East London Advertiser. 9 October 2008. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ↑ "VPH & THAC Men's Track & Field Records". Victoria Park Harriers & Tower Hamlets AC. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ↑ "Victoria Park Harriers Hall of Fame 1926 – 2001". Victoria Park Harriers. Retrieved 22 March 2013.