John Allan Farrington (2 July 1942 – 15 June 2025) was an Australian long-distance runner, who represented his native country in the men's marathon at the 1968 Summer Olympics. There he finished in 43rd position, clocking 2:50:16.8. He came in fifth in the same event at the 1974 Commonwealth Games. Farrington claimed four national titles in the marathon (1969, 1970, 1974, and 1975).
His PR in the marathon came at the 1973 New South Wales Championships in which he ran 2:11:12.6, which was the fastest marathon in the world that year. In the 1972 Fukuoka Marathon, he finished in second place behind Frank Shorter with a 2:12:00.4 performance. He placed second behind Derek Clayton at the 1971 Australian Championship, running 2:12:14.
Excluding the 1977 Choysa Marathon in New Zealand which was a short course, Farrington ran 14 marathons in under 2 hours, 20 minutes, the world-class standard of that time. He won 11 marathons overall in his career.
Farrington died on 15 June 2025, at the age of 82.
Achievements Representing 1968Australian ChampionshipHobart, Australia 2ndMarathon2:16:41.41970Australian ChampionshipWerribee, Australia 1stMarathon2:15:27Hamilton MarathonHamilton, New Zealand 1stMarathon2:18:18Fukuoka MarathonFukuoka, Japan6thMarathon2:12:58.41971Australian ChampionshipHobart, Australia 2ndMarathon2:12:14Winstone MarathonHamilton, New Zealand 1stMarathon2:15:46Fukuoka MarathonFukuoka, Japan6thMarathon2:17:411972Košice Peace Marathon Košice, Czechoslovakia 1stMarathon2:17:34Fukuoka MarathonFukuoka, Japan 2ndMarathon2:12:00.41973New South Wales ChampionshipsRichmond, Australia 1stMarathon2:11:12.6 PR1974Commonwealth GamesChristchurch, New Zealand5thMarathon2:14:04New South Wales ChampionshipRichmond, Australia 1stMarathon2:17:31Australian ChampionshipRoseworthy, Australia 1stMarathon2:17:231975Australian ChampionshipPoint Cook, Australia 1stMarathon2:17:20
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