John Nunn (racewalker)

John Hamilton Nunn (born February 3, 1978) is an American race walker. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing in 26th place in the men's 20 km event. On January 22, 2012, he qualified to represent the U.S. in the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 50km racewalk.[2] In the Olympics, Nunn finished in 42nd place in a personal best time of 4:03:28.[3][1]

John Nunn
Nunn at the 2003 Pan American Games
Personal information
Born (1978-02-03) February 3, 1978
Durango, Colorado, U.S.[1]
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight78 kg (172 lb)[1]
Sport
Country United States
SportRace walking
ClubU.S. Army[1]
Coached byEnrique Pena
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2004, 2012
Updated on May 16, 2015.

His personal bests are: 20 km walk 1:22:31, May 8, 2004, in Birštonas, Lithuania and 5 km walk (indoors) 19:26.43 on March 2, 2003, in Boston at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Nunn is a member of the United States Army. While enlisted, Nunn served as a member of its World Class Athlete Program. Having since left the WCAP, Nunn trained as a physician's assistant and commissioned as an officer in the United States Army.

Nunn is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[4]

Being a professional baker, Nunn used a portion of his baking profits to bring his daughter Ella with him to the Olympics in London.[5]

Personal bests
EventResultVenueDate
Road walk
20 km1:22:31 hrs Lithuania BirštonasMay 8, 2004
50 km4:03:21 hrsUnited States San DiegoFebruary 21, 2016
Track walk
20,000 m1:25:15.9 hrsUnited States Palo Alto, CaliforniaJune 20, 2003

Achievements
John Nunn winning the 2012 Olympic Trials in Santee, California
Nunn in 2017
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the  United States
1997 Pan American Junior Championships La Habana, Cuba 5th 10,000m 46:38.98
2000 NACAC U-25 Championships Monterrey, Mexico 3rd 20,000m 1:45:37.35
2001 Pan American Race Walking Cup Cuenca, Ecuador 8th 20 km 1:36:36
3rd Team (20 km) 26 pts
2002 IAAF World Race Walking Cup Turin, Italy — 20 km DNF
12th Team (20 km) 149 pts
2003 Pan American Race Walking Cup Chula Vista, California, United States 17th 20 km 1:32:13
1st Team (20 km) 13 pts
Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 8th 20 km 1:35:34
2004 IAAF World Race Walking Cup Naumburg, Germany 50th 20 km 1:26:19
9th Team (20 km) 111 pts
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 26th 20 km 1:27:38
2005 Pan American Race Walking Cup Lima, Perú 16th 20 km 1:29:44
5th Team (20 km) 49 pts
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 30th 20 km 1:27:10
2006 IAAF World Race Walking Cup La Coruña, Spain 71st 20 km 1:31:49
15th Team (20 km) 163 pts
2007 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 7th 20 km 1:32.37
Military World Games Hyderabad, India 9th 20,000m 1:35:51
2008 IAAF World Race Walking Cup Cheboksary, Chuvashia, Russia 79th 20 km 1:31:47
19th Team (20 km) 252 pts
2010 US National Championships Des Moines, Iowa, United States 1st 20,000m 1:29:21.60
2011 Pan American Race Walking Cup Envigado, Colombia 11th 20 km 1:31:26
2nd Team (20 km) 39 pts
US National Championships Eugene, Oregon, United States 2nd 20,000m 1:23:51.73
Pan American Games Guadalajara, México 8th 20 km 1:26:30 A
2012 Olympic Games London 43rd 50 km 4:03:28
2013 Pan American Race Walking Cup Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala 24th 20 km 1:36:33 A
4th Team (20 km) 67 pts
World Championships Moscow, Russia 46th 50 km 4:34:55
2015 Pan American Race Walking Cup Arica, Chile 23rd 20 km 1:29:33
7th Team (20 km) 75 pts
World Championships Beijing, China 37th 50 km 4:09:44

References
  1. John Nunn Archived November 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  2. USATF (January 22, 2012) Nunn wins 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Men’s 50 km Race Walk.
  3. IAAF (August 11, 2012) 50 Kilometres Race Walk.
  4. Deseret News (June 28, 2012). "Mormons in the 2012 Olympics".
  5. Kevin Baxter (July 9, 2012) "Olympics: John Nunn is one tough cookie who walks the walk". latimes.


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