13 Facts About Gordon Pirie

Douglas Alistair Gordon Pirie was an English long-distance runner.

Gordon Pirie competed in the 5000 m and 10,000 m events at the 1952,1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a silver medal in the 5000 m in 1956, placing fourth in 1952.

Gordon Pirie died of cholangiocarcinoma in Lymington, Hampshire.

In 1955 Gordon Pirie won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.

Gordon Pirie was an exceptional cross-country runner, winning the English Championship three times.

Gordon Pirie can be seen in film held by the Cinema Museum in London of the 1952 English Nationals Ref HMO362.

Kuts said that if Gordon Pirie had stayed with him on that last sprint he would have dropped out of the race.

Gordon Pirie had not competed at top level for more than a year as he was pursuing a media career.

Gordon Pirie competed for England at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and finished fourth in the 1-mile and 3-mile events.

Gordon Pirie realised that he and Halberg had lost contact with them.

Gordon Pirie won the British Orienteering Championships in its first two years, 1967 and 1968, and won the first edition of the JK Orienteering Festival.

Gordon Pirie represented UK at the 1966 World Orienteering Championships, and again at the 1968 World Orienteering Championships.

Gordon Pirie describes his collaboration with Adolf Dassler on designing running shoes with stronger toes for better durability with his advocated running style.