Bill Lucas (runner)
Bill Lucas | |
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| Birth name | William Ernest Lucas |
| Born | 16 January 1917 Tooting, London, England |
| Died | 24 March 2018 (aged 101) Cowfold, West Sussex, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1940–1945 |
| Rank | Squadron Leader |
| Service number | 122826 |
| Unit | No. 9 Squadron RAF No. 15 Squadron RAF No. 162 Squadron RAF |
| Battles / wars | Second World War |
| Awards | DFC Mentioned in Despatches |
| Other work | Olympian (1948 Summer Olympics) |
William Ernest Lucas DFC (16 January 1917 – 24 March 2018) was a British RAF officer and long-distance runner who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. In 2017, Lucas was noted for having been Britain's oldest living Olympian.