Jack Mekler (4 March 1932 – 1 July 2019) was a South African long-distance runner. As a boy in an orphanage, he became a self-taught runner. He was boosted by fierce self-determination that grew out of his lonely and harsh childhood experience. His early life was spent in Johannesburg, where he attended Parktown Boys' High School.
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4 March 1932
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Died |
1 July 2019 (aged 87)
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Zodiac | Pisces |
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