Ron Wallwork
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Nationality | England | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1941-05-26) 26 May 1941 (age 83) | ||||||||||||||
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Ronald Wallwork (born 26 May 1941) is a retired male race walker from England, who represented his home nation at two Commonwealth Games.
Athletics career
He represented England and won a gold medal in the 20 miles walk, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[1][2]
Four years later he competed in the 20 miles walk again at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[3][4][5]
He is still very active in the race walking community organizing;
- the Enfield League, the largest group of races within the UK,
- the 24-hour/100-mile challenge 2009,
- the 1000 mile Captain Barclay Bicentenary Celebrity Challenge Walk with jockey Richard Dunwoody.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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1963 | IAAF World Race Walking Cup | Varese, Italy | 5th | 50 km |
1965 | IAAF World Race Walking Cup | Pescara, Italy | 6th | 20 km |
1966 | British Empire and Commonwealth Games | Kingston, Jamaica | 1st | 20 mi |
1967 | IAAF World Race Walking Cup | Bad Saarow, East Germany | 9th | 20 km |
1970 | British Commonwealth Games | Edinburgh, Scotland | 5th | 20 mi |
IAAF World Race Walking Cup | Eschborn, West Germany | 10th | 20 km |
References
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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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