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Introducing...
Pat Butcher is a writer, journalist, television producer and commentator; and also operates a media service for several top road races around the world.
Although writing occasionally on subjects of general interest, his speciality is track and field athletics.
He first attended the Olympic Games in Munich 1972; and has covered all World Athletics Championships and Olympic Games as writer and/or commentator since 1980.
Please consult the menu for links to a variety of projects, from the highly acclaimed book, The Perfect Distance: Ovett & Coe, The Record Breaking Rivalry; to the television documentaries, Arabian Knight, The Story of Saïd Aouita and Race For Kenya; to the radio programmes Sport In the Movies and Coe & Ovett in Moscow; to various newspaper, magazine and website articles; and links to the events which he helps publicise across the world.
Unless otherwise accredited, all pictures on this site are from Victah Sailer at www.photorun.net
Butcher's Blog
September 2, 2010
HERE BE GIANTS!
One of the last people I saw before I left Singapore, and the Youth Olympic Games last week, was Wilson Kipketer. A lot more relaxed than the intense figure who trod the tracks of the world so elegantly (and speedily) a decade and more ago, the Kenyan-born Dane walked over, face wreathed in smiles, despite knowing the first thing I was going to say to him.
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Archive
August 30, 2010
GOLDEN GIRL
August 24, 2010
MAN OF MYSTERY
A couple of years ago, my pal Jim O'Brien was chewing the fat with a New York cabbie, and asked where he was born. 'Ukraine' came the reply, to which t ...Read more
August 14, 2010
WELCOME TO THE FUTURE
The Opening Ceremony for the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore takes place tonight, and competition begins tomorrow, Sunday August 15, with th ...Read more
August 3, 2010
REALITY CHECK
The European Championships, which ended in Barcelona on Sunday evening created a lot of sound and light. And there can be few better cities to spend a ...Read more
Gallery
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Book: The Perfect Distance Ovett & Coe: The Record Breaking Rivalry
Right now...they were virtually anonymous. But when the time came, almost everybody in the world would know their names.
DVD: Arabian Knight, The Story of Saïd Aouita - (running time: 48mins)
...there was never a dull moment. Nothing Aouita said or did lacked excitement. He could talk a good race, but run a great one.
DVD: Race For Kenya - (running time: 50mins)
...the pace of growth in the Kenyan running community has continued unabated. In 2006, an extraordinary number of Kenyans, over 500 ran a marathon under 2hr 20min.
