Laurence Fogerty
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1966 Amsterdam | 400m |
| Gold | 1966 Amsterdam | 800m |
| Gold | 1966 Amsterdam | 1500m |
Laurence Clifford Fogerty (born 1 October 1950 in Morpeth, Northumberland) is a British former distance runner, from Morpeth.
Fogerty's career started when he ran with his local Morpeth Harriers running 3 miles in 15 minutes as a youth and setting a new record for a youth at The Championship Course in Northumberland (just over 4 miles) of 20 minutes 34 seconds in 1966.
This led him to be selected to run for Northumberland & Durham, and then England.
He was taken under the wing of Scottish athlete Jim Alder who became his training partner. Alder later included Fogerty in his biography Marathon and Chips
Fogerty competed for a Tour Event in the The Netherlands in 1966. In Amsterdam he won the 400m, 800m and 1500m. Later in Rotterdam he competed in the 1500m finishing 3rd.
The UK and Ireland Championships followed in 1967 where Fogerty finished 4th in the 4 mile race.
A knee injury, suffered while training, cut Fogerty's athletics career short.
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