Ron Hill, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ron Hill

English former runner and clothing entrepreneur

Date of Birth: 25-Sep-1938

Place of Birth: Accrington, England, United Kingdom

Profession: marathon runner

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Ronald "Ron" Hill MBE (born 25 September 1938) is an English runner and clothing entrepreneur.
He was the second man to break 2:10 in the marathon; he set world records at four other distances, but never laid claim to the marathon world record.
He has run two Olympic Marathons (Tokyo 1964 and Munich 1972), and has a personal marathon record of 2:09:28.
In 1970, Hill won the 74th Boston Marathon in a course record 2:10:30.
He also won gold medals for the marathon at the European Championships in 1969 and the Commonwealth Games in 1970.
Hill lays claim to the longest streak of consecutive days running, running every day for 52 years and 39 days from 1964 to 2017.