Jim Alder
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| Born | 10 June 1940 Glasgow, Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Long-distance running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Morpeth Harriers Edinburgh AC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Noel Carroll Alder MBE (born 10 June 1940) is a British former distance runner.
Alder, who was born in Glasgow, was a foster child. His mother died of tuberculosis and his father was killed on the last day of World War II. He moved to Morpeth, north of Newcastle, and became interested in running.