Gordon Pirie

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Gordon Pirie
Gordon Pirie 1956.jpg
Pirie in 1956
Personal information
Born10 February 1931
Leeds, England
Died7 December 1991 (aged 60)
Lymington, England
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportRunning
ClubSouth London Harriers, London

Douglas Alistair Gordon Pirie (10 February 1931 – 7 December 1991) was an English long-distance runner. He was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England but was brought up in Coulsdon, Surrey and ran for South London Harriers.

Pirie died of bile duct cancer in Lymington, Hampshire.

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