Jim Alder
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| Gold | 1966 Kingston | Marathon |
| Bronze | 1966 Kingston | 6 Miles |
| European Championships | ||
| Bronze | 1969 Athens | Marathon |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| Silver | 1970 Edinburgh | Marathon |
Jim Alder MBE (born 10 June 1940 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a British former distance runner, from Morpeth.
Alder's athletic career saw him compete at the 1966 Commonwealth Games in Kingston winning Marathon Gold, (having missed the 1964 Olympic Games due to a knee injury) The 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City and The 1969 European Championships in Athens
He set a new world record for 30km of 1hr 34min 01.8sec in 1964. In that race he also set world records for 20km (1hr 40min 58.0sec) and 2 hours (37,994 metres). The IAAF did not recognise the latter two marks for world records, but they were accepted as United Kingdom national records
Alder ran his last Marathon in The 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh
