George Jeffrey Norman (born 6 February 1945 in Leigh, Lancashire) is a male British former long-distance, marathon, cross country and fell runner. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Biography Norman won the Three Peaks Race six times between 1970 and 1975 setting a course record in 1974.
Norman became the British marathon champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1975 AAA Championships. He would podium twice more at the AAAs in 1976 and 1978.
At the 1976 Olympics Games in Montreal, he represented Great Britain in the men's marathon.
He represented England in the marathon, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada.
Norman set the British 50 km track record on 7 June 1980 in Timperley with a time of 2:48:06. He also formerly held the British road record for the same distance, having run a time of 2:53:21 on 23 February 1985 in Douglas, Isle of Man.Fast Running: Aly Dixon is World 50km Champion & New World Record Holder.
Competition record Representing and 1976Olympic GamesMontreal, Canada26thMarathon2:20:041978Freckleton Half MarathonFreckleton, Lancashire1stHalf Marathon1:06:181978Commonwealth GamesEdmonton, Canada12thMarathon2:22:23
References
External links Jeff Norman at Association of Road Running Statisticians British Movietone on YouTube: 1972 Three Peaks Race, won by Jeff Norman