John Warhurst (athlete)
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Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1944-10-01) 1 October 1944 (age 79) Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||
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Club | Epsom & Ewell Harriers | ||||||||||||||
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John Warhurst (born 1 October 1944 in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire) is a retired male race walker from England.
Athletics career
As an amateur Warhurst won the 1967 Sheffield Star Walk.[1] Warhurst represented Great Britain at the 1972 Olympic Games, finishing 18th in the 50 km walk.[2] He represented England and won a gold medal in the 20 miles walk event, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.[3][4][5]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | 18th | 50 km |
1974 | Commonwealth Games | Christchurch, New Zealand | 1st | 20 ml |
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Commonwealth Games champions in Men's 20-mile, 30 km and 50 kilometres race walk
(1966–1974)
- 1966: Ron Wallwork (ENG)
- 1970: Noel Freeman (AUS)
- 1974: John Warhurst (ENG)
(1978-1994)
- 1978: Olly Flynn (ENG)
- 1982: Steve Barry (WAL)
- 1986: Simon Baker (AUS)
- 1990: Guillaume LeBlanc (CAN)
- 1994: Nicholas A'Hern (AUS)
(1998-2006)
- 1998: Saravanan Govindasamy (MAS)
- 2002: Nathan Deakes (AUS)
- 2006: Nathan Deakes (AUS)
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