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Ron Clarke

Australian long-distance runner (1937-2015)

  • Fame54.8
  • Momentum10.2
  • Wikipedia2.3K
Source-basedRising
Lived 1937–2015, aged 78Australia
AustraliaAustraliaPoliticiansPolitician
  • Wikipedia
    27 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1937–2015
    Aged 78
  • Known for
    Limbo
    1999
Summary
Updated 2026-07-20

Ronald William Clarke 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.

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54.8
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Momentum10.2
Historical21.5
Now attention52.8
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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