Jim Peters (athlete)
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 October 1918 Hackney, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 January 1999 (aged 80) Thorpe Bay, Southend-on-Sea, England | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Marathon | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Essex Beagles AC | ||||||||||||||
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James Henry Peters (24 October 1918 – 9 January 1999) was a long-distance runner from England. He broke the world record for the men's marathon four times during the 1950s. He was the first runner to complete a marathon in under 2 hours 20 minutes – an achievement which was equated to the breaking of the four-minute mile.