Jeff Norman
# Jeff Norman

George Jeffrey Norman (born 6 February 1945 in Leigh, Lancashire) is a male British long-distance, cross country and fell runner.

## Athletics career

He won the Three Peaks Race six times between 1970 and 1975 setting a course record in 1974. He competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics in the men's marathon.

Norman holds the British 50 km track record, which he set on 7 June 1980 in Timperley with a time of 2:48:06. He also formerly held the British road record for the same distance, having run a time of 2:53:21 on 23 February 1985 in Douglas, Isle of Man.

He represented England in the marathon, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

## Competition record

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Representing United Kingdom and England ||||||
| 1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | 26th | Marathon | 2:20:04 |
| 1978 | Freckleton Half Marathon | Freckleton, Lancashire | 1st | Half Marathon | 1:06:18 |
| 1978 | Commonwealth Games | Edmonton, Canada | 12th | Marathon | 2:22:23 |
