David Bedford (athlete)
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David Bedford (December 30, 1949) was an English long distance runner, whose career spanned the early 1970s. He is currently the Race Director of the London Marathon, and a Representative for UK Athletics.
Bedford was a world record holder at 10,000m, improving the record by 7.6 seconds when running 27 minutes 30.80 seconds in 1973, and a British record holder for 3,000m steeplechase and 5,000m.
He competed in the 1972 Munich Olympics, finishing 12th in the 5,000m and 6th in the 10,000m.
Born in London, he was a colourful character in athletics, running in distinctive red socks.
In 2003, Bedford was involved in a legal dispute over the portrayal of his image used by the directory enquiries company The Number for their 118 118 Service.
