Talk:Ron Clarke

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hay this is good umm im doing an assingment on ron clarke and any more infomation would be grate thankx

Ron Clarke is also a great running author. Two of his books, "The Lonely Breed" and "The Unforgiving Minute" are MUST reads. Just thought I would add that in...thanks.

Chartered accountant[edit]

Somewhere along the way he managed to become a chartered accountant. May be worth mentioning. -- Jack of Oz [your turn] 06:52, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

@JackofOz: It is now.[1] Albeit a bit late. [[File:|25px|link=]] 220 of ^Borg 05:55, 17 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 06:23, 17 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Added image. I can't tell which on of the men behind Billy Mills and and Mohammed Gammoudi is Ron Clarke, but Clarke appears to be the third behind Mills and Gammoudi. -Mardus (talk) 05:07, 17 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This Getty Images photo should resolve the issue. -Mardus (talk) 05:13, 17 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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