John Warhurst (athlete)

John Warhurst

Personal information
Nationality	English
Born	(1944-10-01) 1 October 1944 (age 80) Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire
Sport
Club	Epsom & Ewell Harriers
Medal record Athletics Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1974 Christchurch 20 miles walk

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
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. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2019.