Richard Nerurkar

Richard David Nerurkar MBE (born 6 January 1964) is a former track and field athlete from Great Britain, competing in the long-distance running events.

Richard “Big Rich” Nerurkar
Personal information
Born (1964-01-06) 6 January 1964
Wolverhampton, England
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
ClubBingley Harriers[1]
Coached byBruce Tulloh

Personal life

Nerurkar was born in Wolverhampton, England, to an Indian father and English mother,[2] he moved to Bradford, where he attended Bradford Grammar School. He has a brother and sister.[3]

He was a language teacher at Marlborough College between 1989 and 1991.[4]

Career

Nerurkar won the English national cross-country championship three times and twice finished in the top 20 in the World Cross-Country Championships. On the track, he finished fifth in the 10,000 metres in the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, and 17th in the 10,000m final of the 1992 Olympics.

He holds the British record for 10 miles of 46:02, set in October 1993. That year he moved up in distance to the marathon.

He won his debut marathon in Hamburg in a time of 2:10:57 and went on to win his second marathon, the World Cup Marathon in San Sebastián, in October 1993. His other marathons included a fifth place in the 1996 Olympics and a personal best time of 2:08:36 in the 1997 London Marathon where he also finished in fifth place. His time was the third fastest of all time by a British athlete and is the fourth fastest as of 2016.

Post-retirement

Nerurkar is general manager of the Great Ethiopian Run event hosted yearly in Addis Ababa, an event he started in 2001 with Ethiopian long-distance runner Haile Gebrselassie.[5] He is the author of the book Marathon Running: From Beginning to Elite (ISBN 978-0713668308).

He was awarded the MBE in 2002.

He plays bass and sings backing vocals in an Isley brothers tribute band, with his fans referring to him as ‘Big Rich’.

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Great Britain
1989 Universiade Duisburg, West Germany 12th 5000 m 14:03.07
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 5th 10,000 m 28:07.81
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 5th 10,000 m 27:57.14
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 17th 10,000 m 28:48.48
1993 Hamburg Marathon Hamburg, Germany 1st Marathon 2:10:57
1993 World Cup Marathon San Sebastián, Spain 1st Marathon 2:10:03
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 4th Marathon 2:11:56
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 7th Marathon 2:15:47
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 5th Marathon 2:13:39
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 8th Marathon 2:14:02

Personal bests
Distance Mark Date Location
3,000 metres7:48.001992Nice
5,000 metres13:23.261990Brussels
10,000 metres27:40.031993Oslo
Half Marathon1:01:061996Ivry-sur-Seine
Marathon2:08:361997London

References
  1. "Bingley Harriers – Champions".
  2. Nerurkar on a new mission
  3. "Richard Nerurkar".
  4. "Old Marlburian sporting achievements".
  5. "Running for Ethiopia". BBC Sport. 26 November 2004. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
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