Paul Ballinger

Paul Ballinger (born 25 March 1953) is a retired long-distance runner from New Zealand, who won the 1982 edition of the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking 2:10:15 on 5 December 1982 setting the current national record.A year later he finished in 27th place (2:16:06) at the inaugural 1983 World Championships.He is a four-time national champion for New Zealand in the marathon.At the 1978 Commonwealth Games he finished 6th in the marathon with a time of 2:17:46.This biographical article relating to New Zealand athletics is a stub.
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