Stan Eldon

Athlete

1936 –

72

Who is Stan Eldon?

Stanley Edward Eldon is a retired British Cross-Country Champion. Eldon is most notable for winning the International Cross Country Championships held in Cardiff in 1958.

Eldon was inspired to become a runner after viewing a film of the 1948 Olympics and joined Eton Athletics Club. In 1956 he ran a junior World Best of 14 minutes 19 seconds over 3 miles. As an adult he came to note as an aggressive front runner. In 1958 he won the International Cross Country Championships in a time of 46 minutes 29 seconds beating Alain Mimoun and Frank Sando into second and third respectively. That same year Eldon won the inaugural Nos Galan road race, and was the mystery runner in the race in 1964.

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Born
May 1, 1936
United Kingdom

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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