Ricky Wilde (athlete), Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Ricky Wilde (athlete)

athlete

Date of Birth: 13-Oct-1945

Date of Death: 24-Sep-2019

Profession: athletics competitor, marathon runner

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Ricky Wilde (athlete)

  • Richard Spencer Wilde (13 October 1945 – 24 September 2019) was a British male long-distance runner.
  • He was a world indoor record holder and a gold medallist at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 1970. He won the 4-mile Nos Galan in 1967, was the North of England champion over 3 miles in 1968, then became British Universities champion in the 5000 metres in 1969.
  • He began to establish himself nationally shortly after.
  • He was runner-up to Ian McCafferty over 3000 metres at the AAA Indoor Championships in 1968 and 1969 before finally succeeding his rival in 1970.
  • He also took third in the 5000 m behind Ian Stewart and Alan Blinston at the 1969 AAA Championships.Wilde's greatest achievement was a world indoor best of 7:46.85 to win the 3000m gold medal at the 1970 European Athletics Indoor Championships.
  • This stood as the championship record until 1973, when it was bettered by Emiel Puttemans of Belgium.
  • That same year he placed sixth at the 1970 International Cross Country Championships and shared in the team title alongside individual medallists Mike Tagg and Trevor Wright.
  • He made one more major international appearance, coming 61st at the 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. He entered the 1972 Maxol Marathon in Manchester but his finish in 2:23:04 hours was only worth 36th place.
  • He had better long-distance performances in his later career, taking the 10-mile Snowdon Race in 1977 and 1978 before being beaten into second place by Jeff Norman in 1979.
  • His best marathon outing was at the 1979 Grandma's Marathon, which he won in a time of 2:14:44 hours.
  • He was an accomplished fell runner, setting a long-lasting course record for the Lantern Pike fell race in addition to wins at the Fairfield horseshoe and Darwen moors races.
  • Other notable performances were a win at the 1978 Paavo Nurmi Marathon and runner-up finishes at the Juan Muguerza Memorial and Campaccio cross country races.He was a member of Manchester Harriers and Athletics Club during his career.

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