Don Faircloth
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 November 1948 Croydon, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Marathon | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Croydon Harriers | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Donald Kevin Faircloth (born 26 November 1948), is an English former athlete.
Biography
Faircloth, a gardener with Croydon Council, became the British marathon champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1970 AAA Championships on 13 June from Windsor to Chiswick.[1][2]
Shotly afterwards he represented England[3] in the marathon,[4] at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland,[5][6][7] where he won a bronze medal.[8]
References
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "England's Men Athletes For Games". Evening News (London). 8 June 1970. p. 1. Retrieved 24 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "England Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ^ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 24 January 2026.