Jeff Julian (runner)

Jeffrey Lynn Julian (born 9 October 1935) is a former New Zealand marathon runner.^[1]

Jeff Julian

Personal information
Full name	Jeffrey Lynn Julian
Born	(1935-10-09) 9 October 1935 (age 89) Taumarunui, New Zealand
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Sport	Athletics
Coached by	Arthur Lydiard
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Marathon 2:14:38

Julian was born in Taumarunui,^[2] he trained under the legendary Arthur Lydiard and competed in the Marathon at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where he finished 18th and four years later at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, finishing in 29th place,^[3] Julian was disappointed not to be selected for the 1968 Summer Olympics and made an unsuccessful selection bid for the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Julian also competed in three Commonwealth Games, starting with the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, where he finished 7th in the marathon and 10th in the 6 mile event, four years later at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games he finished 5th in the marathon and for his final appearance he finished 18th in the marathon in Edinburgh at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games.^[2]

In 1963 he won the Fukuoka Marathon. In 1969 he ran his personal best of 2:14:38 h at the Fukuoka Marathon, ranking eighth.^[4]

Fraud

After working for the Bank of New Zealand for 36 years, he lost his job. He then tried out some business ventures, including selling live aloe vera to farmers, but was stopped by the New Zealand government. In 2000, after six weeks on remand, he was sentenced to two years in prison for conspiracy to defraud between 1996 and 1998.^[5][6]