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	Moorcroft
		For his outstanding service to athletics and to the University, David Moorcroft received the honorary degree of Master of the University.
		David Moorcroft has been involved in athletics for more than 30 years at club, area and international level as a competitor, teacher, coach, broadcaster and, since 1997, chief executive of the sport’s national governing body.
		David has played a pivotal role in the creation of UK Athletics and was awarded the OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in 1998 for services to athletics.
	www.brunel.ac.uk /news/universitynews/2004/moorcroft (215 words)

	Scotsman.com Sport - Moorcroft quits as UKA chief to give successor decent run at 2012 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		DAVID Moorcroft wants his successor as chief executive of UK Athletics to be given enough time to prepare for the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
		Moorcroft has since led the sport through some turbulent periods, including drug scandals, a lack of success at world level and criticism of their grassroots policy.
		Moorcroft said: "I left the decision until after Gothenburg and Beijing and it was unfortunate some of the stuff in the papers coincided with it.
	sport.scotsman.com /index.cfm?id=1251072006 (899 words)

	Sport \| All the money, none of the gold
		David Moorcroft has sorted out his sport's finances, but winning medals is proving far more difficult.
		David Moorcroft, the chief executive of UK Athletics, has offered his support to Dave Collins, the sport's performance director, and backed him to turn round Britain's fortunes in time for the 2012 Olympics in London.
		Moorcroft is pinning his hopes on youngsters such as the long jumper Greg Rutherford, the 400m hurdler Rhys Williams, the 400m runner Tim Benjamin and 800m runner Becky Lyne showing signs that they have what it takes to make the step up to world class.
	sport.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,329546571-108365,00.html (936 words)

	BBC SPORT \| ATHLETICS \| Moorcroft seeks unity
		UK Athletics supremo David Moorcroft has called for unity in the quest to bring the 2005 World Championships to London.
		Moorcroft's plea came after London Marathon founder Chris Brasher's criticism of the decision to build a national athletics stadium at Picketts Lock.
		Moorcroft responded with a call for unity at the annual Congress of Athletics in Birmingham.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/athletics/1051495.stm (531 words)

	Moorcroft
		Moorcroft is a town located in Crook County, Wyoming.
		Moorcroft is located at 44°15'54" North, 104°57'2" West (44.264863, -104.950663).
		Moorcroft was born in Coventry, West Midlands and studied Physical Education and Sport Science at Loughborough University.
	www.breadlike.com /pages7/56/moorcroft.html (454 words)

	Ananova - Moorcroft to leave UK Athletics
		David Moorcroft has announced he will resign as chief executive of UK Athletics.
		Moorcroft, a former world 5,000metres world record-holder, will step down after nine years at the helm of UKA and the governing body's predecessor, the British Athletics Federation.
		Moorcroft added: "I have been chief executive for nine challenging and rewarding years and I have decided it is the right time to let someone new take the helm and lead the sport through to (London) 2012.
	www.ananova.com /sport/story/sm_1967676.html?menu= (218 words)

	Athletics Weekly
		The highlight of the day was David Moorcroft’s emotional final speech as chief executive, which he used to urge athletics to adapt or die.
		Moorcroft said the sport in this country was suffering from a form of global warming and warned officials, athletes, coaches and administrators had to change their environment in order to survive.
		Just as, Moorcroft said, the polar bear is an “iconic animal”, athletics has the same status as the No.1 Olympic sport and, though cherished similarly to that animal – being many people’s second or third favourite sport – all this did not change the fact that it could find itself in obscurity.
	www.athletics-weekly.com /back-issues/2006/61-48-1.htm (499 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Athletics \| Moorcroft quits as athletics boss
		David Moorcroft has resigned as chief executive of UK Athletics.
		But Moorcroft will be staying on for a time to ensure a smooth transition.
		Moorcroft was praised as a "man of integrity" by minister for sport, Richard Caborn.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/athletics/5281328.stm (504 words)

	David Moorcroft resigns from being UK Athletics chief
		David Moorcroft has announced his resignation from being chief executive of UK Athletics.
		David Moorcroft, 53, in charge of British athletics since 1997, has been increasingly criticised following a string of poor international results.
		However, David Moorcroft will be staying on for a time to make sure of a clean transition to whoever takes over.
	www.girlstalksports.com /More-Sports/Athletics/David-Moorcroft-resigns-from-being-UK-Athletics-chief-200608241379 (319 words)

	Issue 238
		Only Moorcroft's world record-setting run of 13mins 00.41secs at the Bislett Games in Oslo in 1982 stands between Farah and the British record and the UK Athletics Chief Executive is expectantly awaiting his mark to be beaten.
		Moorcroft, who is undoubtedly one of the greatest distance runners that Britain has ever produced, has been watching Farah's progression for some time now and believes that his dynamic displays this season are the reward for his fantastic talent.
		Moorcroft believes that it is this mature decision coupled with his current cohabitation with Kenya's rising distance stars of the like of Micah Kogo that could see him really make his mark on the world scene.
	www.somalilandtimes.net /sl/2005/238/0280.shtml (884 words)

	People's Daily Online -- Chief executive of UK Athletics Moorcroft resigns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		David Moorcroft resigned as chief executive of UK Athletics on Thursday after poor results from British athletes this year.
		Moorcroft, a former distance runner who once held the 5,000-meter world record, will step down after nine years in charge of the sport's governing body in Britain.
		Moorcroft said he was convinced that he had been taking the right decision at the right time.
	english.peopledaily.com.cn /200608/25/print20060825_296603.html (118 words)

	David Moorcroft OBE to open Athletics Arena
		Former athletics champion and head of the sport's governing body, David Moorcroft, is to open a £2 million athletics track and training facilities at Brunel University.
		Mr Moorcroft, who is the chief executive of UK Athletics and a three-times international gold medallist will officially open the new £2 million athletics arena, at Brunel University, in Uxbridge, next month [May 19].
		Mr Moorcroft, who received an OBE for services to athletics in 1998, set the world record for 5000m in Oslo, in 1982 and won gold medals in the Commonwealth Games for the 1500m in 1978 and the 5000 metres competition in 1982.
	www.brunel.ac.uk /news/pressoffice/pressreleases/press2004/cdata/april/moorcroft290404 (391 words)

	Christmas deadline for Moorcroft \| Athletics \| Guardian Unlimited Sport
		David Moorcroft, chief executive of UK Athletics, has already drawn up proposals to spend the money, which was promised two years ago by the culture secretary Tessa Jowell and which Moorcroft believes will safeguard the sport's future.
		Moorcroft, a former 5,000 metres world-record holder, was widely praised for the way he oversaw its establishment, hailed as a model for sport.
		A column in the same issue by Tony Ward, the sport's former media officer and now UK Athletics' biggest critic, asks "are the sport, the clubs, the officials and most of all, the athletes, being treated with contempt by those who supposedly govern it?" He concludes by comparing UK Athletics to the Titanic.
	sport.guardian.co.uk /athletics/story/0,10082,1055036,00.html (712 words)

	Athletics: Moorcroft ready to bind wounds
		DAVID MOORCROFT, the newly appointed chief executive of the British Athletic Federation, yesterday looked forward to the challenge which was beyond his predecessor: resolving the problems of a badly fragmented sport.
		Moorcroft, who was selected for the £78,000-a-year post from more than 120 applicants, will also have to deal with the diverse interests of the BAF council.
		It will be for Moorcroft to try to find a balance Radford did not come close to, but he was at least encouraged that whatever problems existed administratively, the athletes had maintained an admirable level of success.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1997/07/18/soathl18.html (939 words)

	Moorcroft steps down as CEO of UK Athletics
		David Moorcroft has resigned after nine years as Chief Executive of UK Athletics.
		In a statement he said that the time is right for him to step aside and allow his successor ample time to prepare for London 2012, and that he is proud of UK Athletics he is leaving behind.
		With the unique challenge of 2012 looming, David has realised that if change is needed, it is better that it happens sooner rather than later.
	www.uksport.gov.uk /news/moorcroft_steps_down_as_ceo_of_uk_athletics (303 words)

	CNN/SI - Athletics - Moorcroft named chief executive of UK Athletics - Wednesday December 02, 1998 11:26 AM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Moorcroft, 45, has been running the organization on an interim basis following the financial collapse last year of the British Athletics Federation.
		Moorcroft's appointment was expected and one of the first acts of former Olympic hurdles champion David Hemery, who was elected last month as the new president.
		One of Moorcroft's long-term challenges will be to lure the World Championships to London in 2003, with a revamped Wembley Stadium as the venue.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /athletics/news/1998/12/02/moorcroft_ukathletics (277 words)

	Runner's & Triathlete's Web Athletics: Professor David Collins Appointed Uk Athletics ...
		David has worked with elite sportspeople in a number of sports for over ten years, including members of the GB athletics team at the 2004 Olympics and two IAAF World Athletics Championships.
		“David’s background of working with elite athletes, as an academic and in the military has shown he has the critical skills to be an excellent leader of the programme of support to our Lottery funded elite athletes.
		The appointment of David Collins, with his strong mix of leadership skills and managerial experience, is testament to the professional and detailed recruitment process that has been carried out to fill this important position.
	www.runnersweb.com /running/news/rw_news_20041207_RRW_Collins.html (1165 words)

	City Centre Company Coventry news - Moorcroft To Bring Light To The City - 31 October 2000
		Coventry’s former world record holder David Moorcroft is on his starting blocks ready to switch on the city's Christmas lights.
		Moorcroft, who still lives in the city, competed at the Olympic Games himself and was a Commonwealth Games medallist before becoming chief executive of UK Athletics.
		Moorcroft will be joined by the Lord Mayor of Coventry Sheila Collins and both will take part in the Christmas parade.
	www.cwn.org.uk /business/a-z/c/city-centre-company-coventry/2000/10/001031-christmas-lights.htm (534 words)

	MOORCROFT TO LEAVE UK ATHLETICS: Sporting Life \| Sheffield United v Aston Villa Live, Australia v England third Ashes ...
		Moorcroft will step down after nine years at the helm of UKA and its predecessor, the British Athletics Federation.
		Moorcroft added: "I have been chief executive for nine challenging and rewarding years and I have decided it is the right time to let someone new take the helm and lead the sport through to 2012.
		Moorcroft, a former world 5000metres world record holder, had to announce British Athletics Federation were going into receivership because of a lack of funds within a fortnight of taking charge.
	www.sportinglife.com /story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=others/06/08/24/ATHLETICS_Moorcroft.html (659 words)

	Telegraph \| Sport \| Moorcroft steps down
		David Moorcroft has announced his resignation after nine years as chief executive of UK Athletics and its predecessor, the British Athletics Federation.
		Moorcroft, the former 5,000m world record holder, leaves amid growing criticism of the sport's governing body, following disappointing performances at this month's European Championships and March's Commonwealth Games.
		Moorcroft had to announce British Athletics Federation were going into receivership because of a lack of funds within a fortnight of taking charge.
	telegraph.co.uk /sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2006/08/24/uoathl24.xml (439 words)

	David Moorcroft
		On 7th July 1982 at the famous Bislett Stadium in Oslo, Norway, David Moorcroft ran the race of his life carving almost six seconds off Henry Rono's World 5000m.
		Leading after only two laps in a superb solo run, without any of the customary pacemakers, the Coventry Godiva Harrier lowered the record to a magnificent, but very frustrating, 13min.
		David finished third in the European championships (3min.
	www.sporting-heroes.net /athletics-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=2765 (277 words)

	UK Athletic Chief Resigns - David Moorcroft made this decision after UK's poor performances at the European ...
		David Moorcroft made this decision after UK's poor performances at the European Championships in Sweden
		Therefore, Moorcroft decided to leave the position he has been attending for the last 9 years for somebody else.
		I have been chief executive for nine challenging and rewarding years and I have decided it is the right time to let someone new take the helm and lead the sport through to 2012.
	news.softpedia.com /news/UK-Athletic-Chief-Resigns-33732.shtml (372 words)

	UK Athletics boss David Moorcroft tips Lord Coe for leading role
		The UK Athletics chief executive David Moorcroft thinks that Lord Coe can play a significant role in leading and shaping the sport.
		David Moorcroft is due to retire from his position and there is the possibility that Lord Coe will be heading the organisation as chairman alongside a new chief executive, although his responsibilities as head of London 2012 rules him out of the latter job.
		David Moorcroft said: "Seb has a lot of experience and a lot of talent, and I'm sure he'll be heavily involved in helping athletics in the coming years."
	www.girlstalksports.com /More-Sports/Athletics/UK-Athletics-boss-David-Moorcroft-tips-Lord-Coe-for-leading-role-200609141472 (311 words)

	Minutes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The minutes of the previous meeting, held on 14 May 2003, were accepted as a correct record, subject to the addition of Keith Bailey and David Brennan to the list of those who tendered their apologies.
		David Moorcroft, Director of Economics and Investment for The Mersey Partnership, gave a presentation on the key findings from the Merseyside Economic Review.
		Mr Moorcroft also described the Action Plan for the City Region, in particular its emphasis on flagship schemes ("big ideas and breakthrough priorities") such as the Capital of Culture bid, the National Business Park at Speke, Kings Dock and the Mersey Waterfront generally.
	www.wirral.gov.uk /minute/printmins2.asp?mtg=739 (2694 words)

	Moorcroft M Localities Wyoming United States North America Regional
		Moorcroft stood down soon after he returned from Sweden where the British team had delivered its worst European Championships performance in...
		Moorcroft, 53, resigned in August after nine years in the job and agreed to stay...
		Farah's form will have pleased David Moorcroft, who in his final speech as...
	www.iaswww.com /ODP/Regional/North_America/United_States/Wyoming/Localities/M/Moorcroft (394 words)

	CNNSI.com - Athletics - Britain confirms bid for 2005 athletics worlds - Sunday January 30, 2000 11:20 AM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Posted: Sunday January 30, 2000 11:20 AM Former British track great David Moorcroft will now try to bring the world championships to London.
		David Moorcroft, chief executive of UK Athletics, said the bid would be submitted Monday -- the deadline for submission -- at the IAAF office in Monte Carlo.
		British track and field officials have been scrambling to find a venue since December when plans were announced to rebuild Wembley Stadium as a soccer-only facility.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /athletics/news/2000/01/30/britain_2005_ap (326 words)

	IABC/Toronto - Events - Details
		David Moorcroft is responsible for directing RBC’s global corporate communications activities.
		Moorcroft has been interviewed about communications in numerous publications including the Toronto Star, PW Week, Marketing Strategies, PR News and the Ragan Report.
		Moorcroft serves on the advisory board of the Master’s Program in Communications Management at McMaster University, and on the editorial board of Strategic Communication Management magazine.
	toronto.iabc.com /events/eventDetails.asp?id=114 (807 words)

	doublegold - David Moorcroft Resigns
		It certainly requires someone with a very strong personality, who is able to foreceably implement his/her policies and gain the respect of the athletes, the public, and, of course, the Government.
		I would like to wish David all the best, and remember, whatever people may think of him as an administrator, he was a world record holder at 5000 metres, and still the fastest Brit.
		David Bedford who organises the London Marathon is capable of doing the job, and the only woman who I can think of is Zara Hyde Peters, who is UKA's Director of Athletic Development.
	domain1125714.sites.fasthosts.com /comments.php?DiscussionID=13&page=1 (700 words)

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