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Born | Salisbury, England | 28 August 1957|||||||||||
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Ian Ray (born 28 August 1957) is a British former marathon runner who won the 1981 Berlin Marathon.
Ray is from Salisbury, England. [1] In 1979, Ray won the Southern Counties marathon championship in Harlow, [2] [3] in a time of 2:16:04. [1] Ray won the 1981 Berlin Marathon in a time of 2:15:41. [4] [5] [6] The top three in the race were all British, as were five of the top 10 finishers. [6] The race was the first to be held in central West Berlin, and the finish line was in Kurfürstendamm near to the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church. [4] [5] It was also the first Berlin Marathon with a cash prize for the winner. Ray was awarded 1000 DM. [4]
Ray was selected to represent England in the marathon event at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia, after performing well at the AAA Championships. [7] Ray came eighth in the race, [8] [9] in a time of 2:15:11. [8] He was the second Englishman to finish, behind Mike Gratton. [9] Ray also competed at the 1983 London Marathon. [10]