caption event death_date death_place club birth_place weight height pb sport birth_date image article_title
herbert johnston in 1926 200 m , 400 m 5 april 1967 -lrb- aged 64 -rrb- harold wood , london , great britain herne hill harriers , mitcham dulwich , london , great britain 73 kg lb on 1.79 m ftin on mile 8:45.2 -lrb- 1924 -rrb- 5000 m -- 15:00.4 -lrb- 1926 -- -rrb- 4:21.8 -lrb- 1926 -rrb- 3000 m -- athletics 16 april 1902 herbert johnston 1926.jpg herbert johnston

herbert johnston

herbert arthur `` bert '' johnston -lrb- 16 april 1902 -- 5 april 1967 -rrb- was a british runner who competed in events ranging from one to four miles .
he won a silver medal in the 3000 metre team event at the 1924 summer olympics , together with bertram macdonald and george webber .
at the 1928 summer olympics he finished eighth in the 5000 metre race .
he continued to contribute to british athletics after he retired from running by coaching several prominent long-distance runners including jim peters , who held the world record in the marathon for six years , as well as stan cox and fred norris .
he was a founding member of herne hill harriers and earned his living in the insurance business .
