About Ron Grant
Born 1943. Ron Grant is an Australian athletics competitor.
Ronald Moreton Grant OAM (born 1943) is an Australian long-distance runner.
Running In 1983, Ron Grant ran around Australia in 217 days. He completed the run anticlockwise, starting in Brisbane, then Townsville, Mount Isa, Darwin, Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and back to Brisbane. Grant maintained an overall daily average of , and was the first person to do it solo.
Recognition Grant was named Queensland Sportsman of the Year in 1983.
He received a Medal of the Order of Australia in 1984.
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Who is Ron Grant?
Australian athletics competitor
When was Ron Grant born?
Ron Grant was born in 1943.
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Ron Grant is an athletics competitor.
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Ron Grant is Australian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ron Grant. https://biography.guide/ron-grant-athletics-competitor/
MLA: "Ron Grant." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ron-grant-athletics-competitor/.
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