Person Open DS/UK/9230 Peters; James Henry "Jim" (1918-1999); English marathon runner Peters James Henry "Jim" 1918-1999 English marathon runner Male

Jim Peters (24 October 1918, London, England – 9 January 1999, Thorpe Bay, Southend-on-Sea, England) was a long-distance runner from England. He broke the world record for the men's marathon four times in the 1950s. He was the first runner to complete a marathon under 2 hours 20 minutes – an achievement which was equated to the breaking of the four-minute mile. He achieved this at the Polytechnic Marathon of 1953, a point-to-point race from Windsor to Chiswick, West-London. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 11/21/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 531fef67-6ecc-46e4-a437-1eadf47ab3d8