Ron Wallwork
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Ron Wallwork (born 26 May 1941) is a retired male race walker from England, who represented his home nation at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
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
Template:Footer Commonwealth Champions 50km Walk Men
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Categories:
- 1941 births
- Living people
- English racewalkers
- British racewalkers
- Male racewalkers
- British male athletes
- English sportsmen
- Commonwealth Games competitors for England
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- English athletics biography stubs