Basil Heatley Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Contact Details, Girlfriend(s), Bio & More
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
REAL NAME
Benjamin Basil Heatley
BIRTHDAY
BORN ON DAY
Monday
NEXT BIRTHDAY ON
Thursday
BIRTHPLACE
Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England
AGE
91 Years 1 Months 24 Days
NATIONALITY
PROFESSION
ZODIAC
CAPRICORN
Physical Stats
CHEST
N/A
BICEPS
N/A
WAIST
N/A
HEIGHT
5'8''(feet & inches)
1.7272 meters
172.72 cm
WEIGHT
66 kg
145.2 lbs
Fame & Address
DEBUT
FAMOUS FROM/AS
Polytechnic Marathon in 2:13:55 (1964)
Education, Net Worth & More
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Career of Basil Heatley
He was interested in running since his teenage. He became a part of Coventry Godiva Harriers in 1950. His first marathon was in 1956 and he also won the Midlands Championships. He won the AAA Championships in London in 1961 by breaking Zatopek's world record. He also won the 1963 AAA marathon in Coventry. He won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
Some Lesser Known Facts About Basil Heatley
- Does Basil Heatley takes alcohol? NA.
- Is Basil Heatley in the habit of Smoking? NA.
- After taking retirement from the international competition following the 1964 Games he started working as a British Athletics team manager.
- The runner was introduced in the England Athletics Hall of Fame in the year 2015 when he was 82 years old.

- Heatley made a world record at the Polytechnic Marathon in June 1964 by breaking the previous record of Buddy Eden by 33 seconds. His record was broken by Abebe Bikila in October of the same year.
- The athlete worked at the Royal Army Veterinary Corps fora brief period. He retired at the post of corporal.
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