Dave Black (runner)
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Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||
Born | Tamworth, Staffordshire, England | 2 October 1952||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Long-distance running | ||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Marathon | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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David John Black (born 2 October 1952) is a male retired British long-distance runner. Black competed in the marathon at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1] He represented England and won a silver medal in the 10,000 metres and a bronze medal in the 5,000 metres, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.[2][3] Four years later he represented England in the 10,000 metres, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[4][5]
References[]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dave Black Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ "1974 Games". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.
- ^ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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- 1952 births
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- British male long-distance runners
- British male marathon runners
- Olympic athletes of Great Britain
- Sportspeople from Tamworth, Staffordshire
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- British athletics biography stubs