John Warhurst (athlete)

John Warhurst (born 1 October 1944 in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire) is a retired male race walker from England.

John Warhurst
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1944-10-01) 1 October 1944
Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire
Sport
ClubEpsom & Ewell Harriers
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1974 Christchurch 20 miles walk

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
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
1972 Olympic Games Munich, West Germany 18th 50 km
1974 Commonwealth Games Christchurch, New Zealand 1st 20 ml

References
  1. "Walking Tall". Unknown Sheffield Newspaper.
  2. "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  3. "1974 Games". Team England.
  4. "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.
  5. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.


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