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Remembering the athletes.

2nd Jan 2024

Distance running icon Leslie Watson dies

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
29th Dec 2023

Athletics deaths 2023: notable figures we said goodbye to this year

Among those we remember are Tori Bowie, Dick Fosbury, Jim Hines, Ralph Boston, Mike McFarlane, Shaun Pickering and Tim Lobinger
10th Nov 2023

British distance runner and coach John Nuttall dies aged 56

Olympian and Commonwealth 5000m medallist suffers heart attack
10th Sep 2023

Peter Matthews, statistician extraordinaire, dies

Highly respected British track and field expert has been one of the sport's leading writers and commentators for more than half a century
8th Jul 2023

Athletics legends pay tribute to Mike McFarlane at sprinter's funeral

Some of the biggest names in British athletics offer their respects to the iconic athlete and coach
23rd Jun 2023

Olympic sprinter Della Pascoe dies aged 74

Two-time Olympian and former British 100m record-holder was one of Britain's finest female sprinters in the late 1960s and early 1970s
13th Jun 2023

Tori Bowie died from complications in childbirth

Autopsy reveals heartbreaking details of how US sprinter passed away last month at her home in Florida
6th Jun 2023

Tributes flood in for Mike McFarlane, the super Mac of the GB sprints scene

Olympic sprint relay silver medallist and Commonwealth 200m champion was also a brilliant and respected coach
4th Jun 2023

Jim Hines, 1968 Olympic 100m champion and world record-holder, dies

American won double gold at the Mexico Games as well as holding the world 100m mark for 15 years
3rd Jun 2023

Tributes paid to athletics journalist 'Captain' Dave Martin

Track and field writer from North East England worked for the Great Run Company, Press Association and AW
11th May 2023

Shaun Pickering, gentle and generous giant of the athletics world, dies aged 61

Olympic shot putter devoted much of his life to keeping the spirit of his parents, Jean and Ron, alive via the Ron Pickering Memorial Fund
10th May 2023

Athletics innovator and administrator supreme, John Lister, dies aged 81

Clive Williams looks at the remarkable achievements of one of the UK's finest athletics administrators
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