Ron Clarke

Ron Clarke
Mayor of the Gold Coast
In office
25 March 2004 (2004-03-25)  27 February 2012 (2012-02-27)
DeputyDaphne McDonald
Preceded byGary Baildon
Succeeded byTom Tate
Personal details
Born
Ronald William Clarke

(1937-02-21)21 February 1937
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died17 June 2015(2015-06-17) (aged 78)
Southport, Queensland, Australia
Political partyIndependent
SpouseHelen Clarke
OccupationAthlete
Sports career
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
SportAthletics
Event(s)5,000, 10,000 m, marathon
ClubGlenhuntly Athletics Club
Sports achievements and titles
Personal best(s)5,000 m – 13:16.6 (1966)
10,000 m – 27:39.89 (1965)
Marathon – 2:20:26 (1964)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
1964 Tokyo10,000 metres
Commonwealth Games
1962 Perth3 miles
1966 Kingston3 miles
1966 Kingston6 miles
1970 Edinburgh10,000 metres

Ronald William Clarke, AO, MBE (21 February 1937 – 17 June 2015) was an Australian athlete, writer, and the Mayor of the Gold Coast from 2004 to 2012. He was one of the best-known middle- and long-distance runners in the 1960s, notable for setting seventeen world records.