Ron Clarke
Ron Clarke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mayor of the Gold Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 25 March 2004 – 27 February 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Daphne McDonald | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Gary Baildon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Tom Tate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal details | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Ronald William Clarke 21 February 1937 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 June 2015 (aged 78) Southport, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Independent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Helen Clarke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Athlete | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 5,000 m – 13:16.6 (1966) 10,000 m – 27:39.89 (1965) Marathon – 2:20:26 (1964) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.