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David Moorcroft was born on 10 April, 1953 in Coventry, England, is an Athlete with world records in middle and long distance running. Discover David Moorcroft's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 70 years old?

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Born 10 April, 1953
Birthday 10 April
Birthplace Coventry, England
Nationality United Kingdom

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1953

David Robert Moorcroft (born 10 April 1953) is a former middle-distance and long-distance runner from England, and former world record holder for 5,000 metres.

Moorcroft was born to Robert and Mildred (née Hardy) Moorcroft on 10 April 1953 in Coventry, Warwickshire and he has an elder sister Valerie.

He was a pupil at Woodlands Comprehensive School and Tile Hill College.

He studied Physical Education and Sport Science at Loughborough University.

1964

He has been a member of the Coventry Godiva Harriers athletics club since 1964 and is currently the club's president.

1970

His athletic career spanned the late-1970s and 1980s.

1973

Moorcroft made his senior debut for Great Britain in 1973 and competed in his first Olympic Games in Montreal 1976, placing seventh in the 1,500-metre final.

1978

He won gold in the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton at 1500 metres.

Just four weeks later, he won the bronze medal at the same distance in the European Athletics Championships in Prague.

1980

In the 1980 Moscow Olympics, he suffered from stomach problems and was eliminated in the 5,000-metres semifinals.

He continued to compete for Britain internationally until the late 1980s.

1981

At the same time, he was developing the Coventry Sports Foundation for which he was Chief Executive from 1981 to 1995 (and remains a Trustee).

The Foundation now operates three major sports facilities and numerous related projects serving targeted communities in Coventry.

1982

Moorcroft had a remarkable season in 1982, where he broke the 5,000 m World Record by 5.79 seconds (without the use of pace-making).

In the 1982 running season, he set a personal record in most distances, but probably ran too many races or for some other reason lost his peak shape before the European Athletics Championships in Athens.

There he took the bronze medal at 5,000 metres, losing to West Germany's Thomas Wessinghage and East Germany's Werner Schildhauer.

The same year, he won gold in the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane over 5,000 m, he broke the European and British 3,000 m record with a time of 7:32.79 and he demonstrated his lower end range by recording 1:46.64 for 800 m and 3:49.34 for the mile.

1983

He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1983 and promoted to an Officer (OBE) in 1999, in both cases for services to athletics.

In March 2023, he was appointed a Deputy lieutenant of the West Midlands.

Moorcroft covered athletics events for BBC television and radio between 1983 and 1997.

1984

He competed in his third and final Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 1984, however, suffering from a groin injury, he placed only 14th in the 5,000 metres.

1993

Following his retirement from top-level competition, he continued running and his time of 4:02.53 over 1 mile in Belfast in 1993 was at the time a world masters record for the 40+ age group.

1997

He subsequently served as the Chief Executive of UK Athletics from 1997 to 2007.

In 1997 he received an honorary degree of Doctor of Technology from Loughborough University.

He was appointed as Chief Executive of the British Athletic Federation in 1997 at a time when the finances of athletics in the UK were perilous.

Indeed, two weeks later the federation was placed into administration, leading to the creation of a successor body: UK Athletics.

2003

The IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham and the EAA European Cross Country Championships in Edinburgh were held in 2003, and the rights were secured to stage the 2007 EAA European Indoor Championships in Birmingham, the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Edinburgh and the 2007 EAA European Cup of Race Walking in Leamington Spa.

2007

He remained Chief Executive until January 2007 – having announced his decision to resign in August 2006.

Under his leadership, the federation rebuilt financially through a combination of sponsorship, broadcasting and public funds.

On his departure UK Athletics' turnover was over £18 million per annum.

2008

For the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, Moorcroft provided track and field analysis for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

2010

His time of 13:00.41 set at the Bislett Games in Oslo stood for three years until broken by Saïd Aouita (though it remained a British record until 2010).

He remains the last non-African to set a 5,000 m world record.

2011

He commentated for Channel 4 at the 2011 World Athletics Championships.

2012

During the 2012 London Olympics he again served as a track and field analyst for Canadian television, this time for the CTV-led Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium.

One of his final acts as Chief Executive was helping to secure a £50 million investment from Norwich Union into athletics at all levels up to 2012.

A new television deal was agreed which brought athletics back to the BBC and a series of televised events staged across the UK each year.

2016

His 3,000 m time remained a British record until it was broken by Mo Farah on 5 June 2016.

In 2016, he performed the same role for CBC/Radio-Canada's coverage of the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.

Moorcroft is Chair of the parkrun UK Board