Tim Johnston

Timothy Frederick Kembal Johnston (11 March 1941 – 9 October 2021) was a British long-distance runner. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics. In 1968, Johnston was a double British national champion and he won the silver medal in the men's event at the 1967 International Cross Country Championships. During the 1960s, Johnston set a British and World record in distance running.

Biography Johnston was born in Oxford, England in 1941. before going to Trinity College, Cambridge.

In 1968, he became the British 6 miles champion and the British marathon champion, after winning the British AAA Championships titles at the 1968 AAA Championships, including setting a British record in the six mile event. Later that year, at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, he represented Great Britain in the men's marathon, where he finished in eighth place. Also during the 1960s, Johnston won two Inter-Counties crowns and three Southern titles. which was illustrated by fellow Olympian Donald Macgregor.