John Farrington (athlete)
John Allan Farrington (born 2 July 1942) is a former long-distance runner from Australia, who represented his native country in the men's marathon at the 1968 Summer Olympics. There he finished in 43rd position, clocking 2:50:16.8. He came fifth in the same event at the 1974 Commonwealth Games. Farrington claimed four national titles in the marathon (1969, 1970, 1974, and 1975).
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1972 | Košice Peace Marathon | Košice, Czechoslovakia | 1st | Marathon | 2:17:34 |
References
- John Farrington at Athletics.com.au at Archive.is (archived 2012-12-30)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "John Farrington". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04.
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