Bruce Fordyce

Bruce Noel Stevenson Fordyce (born 3 December 1955 in Hong Kong) is a South African marathon and ultramarathon athlete. He is best known for having won the South African Comrades Marathon a record nine times, of which eight wins were consecutive. He also won the London to Brighton Ultramarathon three years in a row. He is the former world record holder over 50 miles and the former world record holder over 100 km.

Bruce Fordyce
Bruce Fordyce at his 500th parkrun
Personal information
NationalitySouth African
Born (1955-12-03) 3 December 1955
Hong Kong
Alma materUniversity of the Witwatersrand
Sport
Sport
  • marathon
  • ultramarathon
Medal record
Comrades Marathon1979
Comrades Marathon1980
Comrades Marathon1981
Comrades Marathon1982
Comrades Marathon1983
Comrades Marathon1984
Comrades Marathon1985
Comrades Marathon1986
Comrades Marathon1987
Comrades Marathon1988
Comrades Marathon1990
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