Ron Clarke
Ron Clarke set 17 world records in his career, however was unfortunate in Olympic competition only winning 1 bronze medal. Clarke dominated middle distance running in the 1960's and inspired many Australians into athletics. Clarke did receive an Olympic gold medal (1952 10,000m medal) from good friend & fellow runner Czech Emil Zatopec with the note "Look after this. You deserve it".
Thanks to Michael Hennessy from OUTFIT Health and Fitness for the gallery captions.
Photo by Getty Images Jun 14, 2012
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