Anderson guided world 5000m record-breaker Dave Moorcroft plus Sheila Carey, Liz McColgan, John Graham, Judy Simpson and many more during a stellar career
French middle-distance runner ran 3:53.6 for the mile in 1965 during a career that saw him set nine world records and win two European titles and an Olympic silver
Prolific and pioneering racer in the 1970s and 1980s was a popular and striking figure who won dozens of marathons and set world bests in ultra-running
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