Richard Nerurkar

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Richard Nerurkar ( Richard David Nerurkar ; born January 6, 1964 in Wolverhampton ) is a former British long-distance runner .

Athletic career

Although the son of an Indian father was already successful at the British school championships in cross-country skiing at the age of 14 , his real career only began after he had successfully completed his language studies at Oxford University and Harvard University . In 1989 he was part of the British team at the 1989 World Cross Country Championships in Stavanger and contributed to their silver medal win with a 49th place. At the 1990 World Cross Country Championships in Aix-les-Bains, he was ranked 18th, at the 1991 World Cross Country Championships in Antwerp, 52nd, and at the 1992 Cross Country World Championships , he was 15th with the British team and won bronze.

On the track he was over 10,000 m in 1990 English champion and fifth at the European Athletics Championships in Split . Over the same distance, he reached fifth place the following year in 27: 57.14 min at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo , and at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona he was seventeenth in 28: 48.48 min.

When Nerurkar switched to the marathon in 1993, he also managed to reach the top of the world in long-distance running. On his debut, he won the Hamburg Marathon in 2:10:57 h. After a third place in the Great North Run , he won the part of the San Sebastian Marathon discharged World Marathon Cup h in 2:10:03. At the European Championships in Helsinki in 1994 he was fourth behind three Spaniards in 2:11:56 h for the winner Martín Fiz .

In 1995 he finished second in the Seoul International Marathon , won the Göteborgsvarvet and was seventh in the marathon of the World Championships in Gothenburg , in 1996 he was fourth in the Humarathon . At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Nerurkar was able to place himself well in front and finished fifth in 2:13:39 hours. A fifth place at the 1997 London Marathon was followed by an eighth place at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest on his last major appearance .

Richard Nerurkar is 1.77 m tall and weighed 61 kg when he was active. He started for the Bingley Harriers and was trained by Bruce Tulloh . After his career, Nerurkar organized the Great Ethiopian Run in Ethiopia since 2001 , an event for top and amateur athletes, which is also supported by Haile Gebrselassie . In 2003 Nerurkar was awarded the title of MBE for organizational work in Ethiopia .

Religion and social engagement

Richard Nerurkar was baptized in the Anglican Church after he was born. At the age of 16 he decided to become a Baptist . “It was only then that I realized what Jesus had done for us. Before, none of that really meant anything to me, ”Nerurkar reported later. He was inspired to take this step by his brother, who had already done this six months earlier and was already active in a youth group. “I wanted to give my life to Jesus,” explains the Briton. Nerurkar worked like his brother in a youth group and later also at the university, actively involved in Baptist groups. Nerurkar also sees running and competition as “part of God's plan for life”.

During his playing days, Nerurkar worked as a project leader for the Church Missionary Society. He supported the CMS in their administrative work in Eastern Europe and helped the churches there. For him this was “a good balance to the pressure from the sporting competition”.

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Footnotes

  1. ^ Teddington Baptist Church: What I Believe - Why I Believe
  2. ↑ srsonline: Richard Nerurkar - I recognize the source of my strength
personal data
SURNAME Nerurkar, Richard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nerurkar, Richard David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English long distance runner
DATE OF BIRTH January 6, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Wolverhampton