David Cannon (athlete)
British long-distance runner (born 1950)
David Albert Cannon (born 7 August 1950) is an English retired male long-distance runner, who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the men's marathon. He won the 1981 edition of the Paris Marathon ex-æquo with USA's Ron Tabb.
Earlier in his running career, Cannon had been a successful fell runner, his many victories including several wins in the Ben Nevis Race. He was the British Fell Running Champion in 1972. Later, he guided Kenny Stuart in the latter's transition from the fells to road running.[1]
Marathons
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing United Kingdom and England | |||||
1980 | Fukuoka Marathon | Fukuoka, Japan | 10th | Marathon | 2:11:35 |
Montreal International Marathon | Montréal, Canada | 1st | Marathon | 2:11:21 | |
Auckland Marathon | Auckland, New Zealand | 2nd | Marathon | 2:13:44 | |
1981 | Auckland Marathon | Auckland, New Zealand | 1st | Marathon | 2:12:53 |
Paris Marathon | Paris, France | 1st | Marathon | 2:11:44 | |
1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 12th | Marathon | 2:21:33 |
1983 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 11th | Marathon | 2:12:51 |
References
- ^ Steve Chilton, It's a Hill, Get Over It (Dingwall, 2013), 219-22.
External links
- ARRS
- aucklandmarathon
- gbrathletics
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Paris Marathon – men's winners
- 1976: Jean-Pierre Eudier (FRA)
- 1977: Gérard Métayer (FRA)
- 1978: Gilbert Coutant (FRA)
- 1979: Fernand Kolbeck (FRA)
- 1980: Sylvain Cacciatore (FRA)
- 1981: Dave Cannon (GBR) and Ron Tabb (USA)
- 1982: Ian Thompson (GBR)
- 1983: Jacky Boxberger (FRA)
- 1984: Hussein Ahmed Salah (DJI)
- 1985: Jacky Boxberger (FRA)
- 1986: Hussein Ahmed Salah (DJI)
- 1987: Abebe Mekonnen (ETH)
- 1988: Manuel Matias (POR)
- 1989: Steve Brace (GBR)
- 1990: Steve Brace (GBR)
- 1991: Not held
- 1992: Luis Soares (POR)
- 1993: Leszek Bebło (POL)
- 1994: Saïd Ermili (MAR)
- 1995: Domingos Castro (POR)
- 1996: Henrique Crisostomo (POR)
- 1997: John Kemboi (KEN)
- 1998: Jackson Kabiga (KEN)
- 1999: Julius Rutto (KEN)
- 2000: Mohamed Ouaadi (FRA)
- 2001: Simon Biwott (KEN)
- 2002: Benoît Zwierzchiewski (FRA)
- 2003: Michael Kosgei Rotich (KEN)
- 2004: Ambesse Tolosa (ETH)
- 2005: Salim Kipsang (KEN)
- 2006: Gashaw Asfaw (ETH)
- 2007: Shami Mubarak (QAT)
- 2008: Tsegaye Kebede (ETH)
- 2009: Vincent Kipruto (KEN)
- 2010: Tadese Tola (ETH)
- 2011: Benjamin Kiptoo (KEN)
- 2012: Stanley Biwott (KEN)
- 2013: Peter Some (KEN)
- 2014: Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
- 2015: Mark Korir (KEN)
- 2016: Cyprian Kotut (KEN)
- 2017: Paul Lonyangata (KEN)
- 2018: Paul Lonyangata (KEN)
- 2019: Abrha Milaw (ETH)
- 2020: cancelled
- 2021: Elisha Rotich (KEN)
- 2022: Deso Gelmisa (ETH)
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