Leonard Hurst, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leonard Hurst

British distance runner

Date of Birth: 28-Dec-1871

Place of Birth: Kent, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 22-Nov-1937

Profession: marathon runner

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Len Hurst (28 December 1871 – 22 November 1937) was renowned as a British long-distance athlete, both running and pedestrianism, although he started life as a brick-maker, and spent his last 29 years as a pub landlord.Hurst won his first adult race in 1887 at the age of 15, whereby the prize of £10 qualified him as 'professional'.
In 1896 he won the inaugural Paris Marathon and went on to repeat the victory in both 1900 and 1901.In 1901 he won the professional 25-mile (40 km) world championships in London, and in 1903 he broke the world 25-mile (40 km) record.