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Basil Heatley

1933 - 2019

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Benjamin Basil Heatley (25 December 1933 – 3 August 2019) was a British competitive long-distance runner, who was an Olympic marathon silver medallist and former world marathon record-holder. Although he favoured cross country running, he was also a skilled marathon runner and, despite running shoe technology being in its infancy, he was able to adapt easily to the change of conditions underfoot. Heatley was a three-time winner of the English National Cross Country title (1960, 1961, 1963). He competed in the International Cross Country Championships seven times between 1957 and 1964, winning the world title in 1961. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Basil Heatley is the 1,814th most popular athlete (up from 1,859th in 2019), the 4,985th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,216th in 2019) and the 70th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Basil Heatley ranks 1,814 out of 6,025. Before him are Curtis Stevens, Teodor Kocerka, Willie Applegarth, Lyudmila Titova, Rita Achkina, and Earl Eby. After him are Yevgeny Maskinskov, Jan Mrvík, Jesse Mashburn, John Hunter, Stan Vickers, and Romy Müller.

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Among people born in 1933, Basil Heatley ranks 472. Before him are Constand Viljoen, Maigonis Valdmanis, Tom Price, Conway Twitty, Ann Richards, and Gilberto Penayo. After him are Jesse Mashburn, Denis Goldberg, Bob Bondurant, Scotty Bowman, Stefano Rodotà, and Levente Lengyel. Among people deceased in 2019, Basil Heatley ranks 485. Before him are Elwyn Berlekamp, W. S. Merwin, Sheila Dikshit, Clive Swift, Bruno Nicolè, and Aleksey Buldakov. After him are Edward Seaga, Raymond Leppard, Žarko Varajić, Napoleon Chagnon, Roky Erickson, and Djimrangar Dadnadji.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Basil Heatley ranks 4,986 out of 8,785. Before him are Katrin Cartlidge (1961), Colin Hay (1953), Dennis Wise (1966), Willie Applegarth (1890), Iolo Morganwg (1747), and Irene Steer (1889). After him are Jeremy Spencer (1948), Iwan Rheon (1985), Kirsty MacColl (1959), David Cross (1949), Elton Dean (1945), and Emlyn Hughes (1947).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Basil Heatley ranks 70. Before him are Tom Richards (1910), George Goulding (1884), Audrey Williamson (1926), Michael Wheeler (1935), John McNally (1932), and Willie Applegarth (1890). After him are Stan Vickers (1932), Sheila Lerwill (1928), Paul Nihill (1939), Peter Wright (1970), Eileen Hiscock (1909), and John James Shepherd (1884).

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