David Moorcroft, English runner and businessman

David Moorcroft

Athlete with world records in middle and long distance running

David Robert Moorcroft is a former middle-distance and long-distance runner from England, and former world record holder for 5,000 metres. His athletic career spanned the late-1970s and 1980s. He subsequently served as the Chief Executive of UK Athletics from 1997 to 2007. He…