Gordon Pirie

Douglas Alistair Gordon Pirie (10 February 1931 – 7 December 1991) was an English long-distance runner. He was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England but was brought up in Coulsdon, Surrey and ran for South London Harriers. 

Pirie died of bile duct cancer in Lymington, Hampshire.

Other websites
 Gordon Pirie Resource Centre 
 https://www.scribd.com/doc/13695/Gordon-Piries-Running-Fast-and-Injury-Free
 https://www.scribd.com/doc/18228/Gordon-Piries-Running-Fast-and-Injury-Free-ultimate-edition-240307
Running Fast and Injury Free

Category:1931 births
Category:1991 deaths
Category:British long-distance runners
Category:Sportspeople from Leeds
Category:Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics