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NOEL CLOUGH

Noel Stanley Clough (25 April 1937 – 20 May 2023[1]) was a student at Coburg high School in the 1949 Stream


As a track and field athlete, he enjoyed success at national level in the mid-1960s, taking runner-up spots three times in the 800 m at the Australian Athletics Championships. He also had top three finishes in the 400 m and the 400 m hurdles.[
Clough competed at one major international competition in his career, running in the 880-yard run, and individual and relay 440-yard events. He was a finalist in the 440 yd, taking eighth place, and helped the Australian 4 × 440 yard relay team to fifth. His career peak came in the 880 yd final, in which he broke the games record to take the gold medal in a time of 1:46.9 minutes, beating Kenya's Wilson Kiprugut (an Olympic medallist) and the home favourite George Kerr who was a former Commonwealth champion. The time was a full second faster than Clough had ever managed before. This was the last time that the event was staged, thus Clough's winning time remains the games record for the now-defunct distance. His run ranked him joint fifth on the global rankings that year, alongside compatriot Ralph Doubell.
He continued to compete in his later years as a masters athlete. He won a 400 m/400 m hurdles double in the men's over-40 category at the 1977 World Masters Athletics Championships. His winning times of 49.5 seconds and 54.3 seconds were world records for the over-40s 400 m and 400 m hurdles respectively.
Noel sadly Passed away in 2023