Charlie is pictured above tracking Ireland's John Treacy in the final few metres
of the Marathon at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Spedding put in the
performance of his life to win the bronze medal in a time of 2:09:58,
finishing just two hundredths of a second behind silver medal winner Treacy.
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Men's Marathon.
1984 Olympic Games
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| 1. Carlos LOPEZ |
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POR |
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2: 09: 21 |
| 2. John TREACY |
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IRE |
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2: 09: 56 |
| 3. Charlie SPEDDING |
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GBR |
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2: 09: 58 |
| 4. Takeshi SOH |
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JAP |
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2: 10: 55 |
| 5. Rob de CASTELLA |
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AUS |
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2: 11: 09 |
| 6. Juma IKANGAA |
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TAN |
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2: 11: 10 |
| 7. Joseph NZAU |
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KEN |
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2: 11: 28 |
| 8. Djama ROBLEH |
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DJI |
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2: 11: 39 |
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Other outstanding marathon runs by Charlie Speeding.
1984 Houston Marathon 1st Marathon 2:11:54
1984 London Marathon 1st Marathon 2:09:57
Olympic Games 3rd Marathon 2:09:58
1985 London Marathon 2nd Marathon 2:08:33
1986 Chicago Marathon 3rd Marathon 2:10:13
1987 London Marathon 8th Marathon 2:10:32
1988 Olympic Games 6th Marathon 2:12:19
He is a pharmacist by profession. In September 2009, he published an autobiography
of his running career called From Last to First.
Spedding was awarded an Honorary Fellowship from the University of Sunderland in 2012.