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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:John_Walker_runner_1975.jpg) Walker in 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | John George Walker | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 January 1952[1] Papakura, New Zealand[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 800–5000 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Arch Jelley | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 800 m – 1:44.92 (1974) 1500 m – 3:32.4 (1975) Mile – 3:49.08 (1982) 5000 m – 13:19.28 (1986)[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sir John George Walker, KNZM, CBE (born 12 January 1952) is a former middle-distance runner from New Zealand who won the gold medal in the men's 1500 m event at the 1976 Olympics. He was also the first person to run the mile in under 3:50. After his running career was over he was active in local government, as an Auckland Councillor and representing the Manurewa-Papakura ward.
- ^ a b c d e "John Walker". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ^ John Walker. trackfield.brinkster.net