# Robert Garside

> Robert Garside, calling himself The Runningman, is a British runner who is credited by Guinness World Records as the first person to run around the world. Garside began his record-setting run following two aborted attempts from Cape Town, South Africa and London, England. Garside set off from New Delhi, India on 20 October 1997, completing his run back at the same point on 13 June 2003.

*British athlete, first person to run around the world*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/robert-garside

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Athlete ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131))
- **Category:** Athletes
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1967
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Robert Garside, calling himself The Runningman, is a British runner who is credited by Guinness World Records as the first person to run around the world. Garside began his record-setting run following two aborted attempts from Cape Town, South Africa and London, England. Garside set off from New Delhi, India on 20 October 1997, completing his run back at the same point on 13 June 2003.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 45.1
- **Momentum:** 19.8

## Platforms
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.robertgarside.com

## Sources
- [Robert Garside](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Garside)
- [罗伯特·加赛德](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%BD%97%E4%BC%AF%E7%89%B9%C2%B7%E5%8A%A0%E8%B5%9B%E5%BE%B7)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7344684)

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