Personal information | |
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Birth name | Timothy Frederick Kembal Johnston |
Nationality | British |
Born | Oxford, England | 11 March 1941
Died | 9 October 2021 The Hague, Netherlands | (aged 80)
Sport | |
Sport | Long-distance running |
Event | Marathon |
Tim Johnston (11 March 1941 – 9 October 2021) was a British long-distance runner. [1] He competed in the marathon at the 1968 Summer Olympics. [2] In 1968, Johnston was the British national champion in the six mile event and the marathon. [3] [4] He also won the silver medal in the men's event at the 1967 International Cross Country Championships. [5] During the 1960s, Johnston set a British and World record in distance running. [6]
Johnston was born in Oxford, England in 1941. [1] In the 1950s, he attended Bedales School in Hampshire, [7] before going to Trinity College, Cambridge. [1] At Bedales, Johnston became a two-time Hampshire Schools mile champion. [1] While at Trinity College, he became a cross-country runner. [1] In 1968, he was a two-time national champion, including setting a British record in the six mile event. [8] Also during the 1960s, Johnston won two Inter-Counties crowns and three Southern titles. [6]
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Johnston competed in the men's marathon, [9] where he finished in eighth place. [10] Johnston also tried to compete at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, but suffered from an Achilles tendon injury. [1]
Outside of sport, Johnston was also a solicitor and worked at the European Economic Community as a lawyer-linguist. [6] He later went to work at the International Court of Justice in The Hague as a legal translator. [1]
In 2016, Johnston wrote a biography on Otto Peltzer, a German middle distance runner, [11] which was illustrated by fellow Olympian Donald Macgregor. [12]
Personal information | |
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Birth name | Timothy Frederick Kembal Johnston |
Nationality | British |
Born | Oxford, England | 11 March 1941
Died | 9 October 2021 The Hague, Netherlands | (aged 80)
Sport | |
Sport | Long-distance running |
Event | Marathon |
Tim Johnston (11 March 1941 – 9 October 2021) was a British long-distance runner. [1] He competed in the marathon at the 1968 Summer Olympics. [2] In 1968, Johnston was the British national champion in the six mile event and the marathon. [3] [4] He also won the silver medal in the men's event at the 1967 International Cross Country Championships. [5] During the 1960s, Johnston set a British and World record in distance running. [6]
Johnston was born in Oxford, England in 1941. [1] In the 1950s, he attended Bedales School in Hampshire, [7] before going to Trinity College, Cambridge. [1] At Bedales, Johnston became a two-time Hampshire Schools mile champion. [1] While at Trinity College, he became a cross-country runner. [1] In 1968, he was a two-time national champion, including setting a British record in the six mile event. [8] Also during the 1960s, Johnston won two Inter-Counties crowns and three Southern titles. [6]
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Johnston competed in the men's marathon, [9] where he finished in eighth place. [10] Johnston also tried to compete at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, but suffered from an Achilles tendon injury. [1]
Outside of sport, Johnston was also a solicitor and worked at the European Economic Community as a lawyer-linguist. [6] He later went to work at the International Court of Justice in The Hague as a legal translator. [1]
In 2016, Johnston wrote a biography on Otto Peltzer, a German middle distance runner, [11] which was illustrated by fellow Olympian Donald Macgregor. [12]