Bruce Noel Stevenson Fordyce (born 3 December 1955 in Hong Kong) is a South African marathon and ultramarathon athlete who was also active in opposing Apartheid.
Born in Hong Kong to Evan Noel and Nancy Ann (Née Stevenson), Fordyce moved with his family to Johannesburg when he was 13 years old.
He married Gillian Leigh (Née Bruce) In 1977, when Fordyce first ran the Comrades Marathon, he placed 43rd out of 1,678 entries.
[8] On his first victory race in 1981 he wore a black armband to protest against the 20th anniversary celebrations of the apartheid republic[3] attracting boos and even some rotten tomatoes thrown by a fellow runner.
[2] In addition to having written two books about the Comrades Marathon, Fordyce was also a sports columnist for various newspapers and magazines, and a SABC television commentator for the 2014 event.