Ian Stewart (runner)
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| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 January 1949 Handsworth, Birmingham, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | middle/long distance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Birchfield Harriers Tipton Harriers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ian Stewart MBE (born 15 January 1949) is a Scottish former long-distance running athlete. Stewart was one of the world's leading distance runners between the late 1960s and mid-1970s. Stewart won the bronze medal in the Men's 5000 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich (a race won by Lasse Virén). Stewart also won the following championships: European 5,000 metres (1969), Commonwealth 5,000 metres (1970), European Indoor (1969 and 1975) and World Cross Country (1975).