Ian Ray

Ray was born in Salisbury, England.^[1] In 1979, Ray won the Southern Counties marathon championship in Harlow,^[2][3] in a time of 2:16:04.^[1] Ray won the 1981 Berlin Marathon in a time of 2:15:41.^[4][5][6] The top three in the race were all British, as were five of the top 10 finishers.^[6] The race was the first to be held in central West Berlin, and the finish line was in Kurfürstendamm near to the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church.^[4][5] It was also the first Berlin Marathon with a cash prize for the winner. Ray was awarded 1000DM.^[4]

Ray was selected to represent England in the marathon event at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia, after performing well at the AAA Championships.^[7] Ray came eighth in the race,^[8][9] in a time of 2:15:11.^[8] He was the second Englishman to finish, behind Mike Gratton.^[9]

He finished third behind Steve Kenyon in the marathon event at the 1982 AAA Championships^[10][11] and also competed at the 1983 London Marathon.^[12]

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