Fergus Murray
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| Full name | Alistair Fergus Murray | |||||||||||
| Nationality | British (Scottish) | |||||||||||
| Born | 11 September 1942 Dundee, Scotland | |||||||||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Long-distance running | |||||||||||
| Event | 10,000 metres | |||||||||||
| Club | Dundee Hawks Edinburgh Southern Harriers | |||||||||||
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Alistair Fergus Murray (born 11 September 1942) is a British long-distance runner. He educated at the High School of Dundee and the University of Edinburgh.[1]
He competed in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[2]
In October 1967 he made his debut for his new club Edinburgh Southern Harriers after joining them from Dundee Hawks, due to his job at Fettes College.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ The High School of Dundee Magazine "News and Notes". The High School of Dundee Magazine. June 1963. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fergus Murray Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Debut". The Scotsman. 28 October 1967. Retrieved 5 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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