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'''Ronald William "Ron" Clarke''', (n 21 de febrero de 1937 in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]) es un ex-atleta australiano, escritor, y [[MayorAlcalde ofde thela [[Gold Coast]] desde el 2004 al 2012. Fue uno de los mejores corredores de media y larga distancia en la década de 1960, destacado por haber establecido diecisiete [[récord mundial|récords mundiales]].
== AthleticCarrera careerdeportiva ==
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{{MedalSport|Men's [[Athletics at the Summer Olympics|AthleticsAtletismo]]}}
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{{MedalBronze|[[1964 Summer Olympics|1964 Tokyo]]|[[Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres|10,000 metresmetros]]}}
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{{MedalSilver|[[1962 Commonwealth Games|1962 Perth]]|[[Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games#Men|3 milesmilllas]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1966 Commonwealth Games|1966 Kingston]]|[[Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games#Men|3 milesmillas]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1966 Commonwealth Games|1966 Kingston]]|6 milesmillas}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1970 Commonwealth Games|1970 Edinburgh]]|[[Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games#Men|10000 metresmetros]]}}
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HeGano wonla themedalla bronzede medalbronce inen thela competencia de 10,000 m aten thela [[1964 Summer Olympics]], butpero nevernunca wonpudo anganar Olympicuna goldmedalla medalde oro en una olimpiada. AtEn thelas [[1968 Summer Olympics]] inen la [[Mexicociudad de CityMéxico]], Clarke collapseddesfalleció andy nearlycasi diedmuere frompor altitudeel sicknessmal sustainedde duringaltitud thedurante gruelingla extenuante final de la carrera de 10,000 m race final. En este Heevento sufferedsufre permanentun heartdaño damagecardíaco frompermanente, thisaun event,luego asde despitehaber trainingentrenado inen thelos AlpsAlpes topara getaclimatarse acclimatiseda tolas highaltas altitudes atde la Ciudad Mexicode CityMéxico, thisque couldno notle putalcanzó himpara onigualarlo paren withcuanto opponentsa fromcondiciones Africancon countries,los whocorredores hadafricanos alwaysque runsiempre athabían highentrenado altitudeen sitios de elevada altitud. Clarke finishedfinalizó inen sixthsexta placeposición, butpero no rememberedrecuerda nothingnada ofde thesu lastúltima lapvuelta. Se Herecuperó sufficientlylo recoveredsuficiente tocomo competepara incorrer theen 5,000las meterpruebas heatsde aclasificación fewde dayslos later5,000 m.
In the [[1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games]] he won silver in the {{convert|3|mi|km}} event, and in the [[1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|1966 Games]] he won silver medals in the {{convert|3|mi|km}} and {{convert|6|mi|km}} events. During a 44-day European tour in 1965, he competed 18 times and broke 12 world records, including the 20,000 m (12.4 miles). On 10 July, at London's [[White City Stadium]], he became the first man to run 3 miles in under 13 minutes, lowering the world record to 12:52.4. Four days later, in Oslo, he lowered his own 10,000m world record by 36.2 seconds to 27:39.4, becoming the first man to break the 28 minute barrier.
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