David Moorcroft
David Moorcroft
David Robert Moorcroft OBEis a former middle-distance and long-distance runner from England, and former world record holder for 5,000 metres. His athletic career spanned the late-1970s and 1980s. He subsequently served as the Chief Executive of UK Athletics from 1997 to 2007. He received an MBE in 1983 and an OBE in 1998 for services to British sport...
ProfessionRunner
Date of Birth10 April 1953
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