# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gordon-pirie
# Generated: 2026-08-14T07:59:20.995Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gordon-pirie"
name: "Gordon Pirie"
slug: "gordon-pirie"
description: "Douglas Alistair Gordon Pirie was an English long-distance runner. He competed in the 5000 m and 10,000 m events at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a silver medal in the 5000 m in 1956, placing fourth in 1952. Born in Leeds, Pirie grew up in Coulsdon, Surrey, and ran for the South London Harriers. He died of cholangiocarcinoma in Lymington, Hampshire."
tagline: "Athletics competitor (1931–1991)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gordon_Pirie_1953.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1931-02-10"
deathDate: "1991-12-07"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             3.333333333333333
  historical:           16.6216
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump