Daniel King (born 30 May 1983) is a British former

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. He competed for England in the men's 20 km walk at the

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and at a number of World Cup events for Great Britain. He has a twin brother named

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who is also a racewalker.

Biography

Daniel attended

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. He was British number one when he was called up to the squad to compete at the 2004 IAAF World Race Walking Cup in

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, Germany. He competed for Great Britain alongside his brother at the

in Melbourne, putting out a public call for sponsors before travelling. He finished in sixth place in the men's 20 km walk, one place above his brother and two places above fellow British competitor Andrew Penn. King became British 5000 metres walk champion after winning the

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in 2008. He was selected for the British team at that year's 2008 World Cup in

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, Russia, having set the fastest 20 km by a British athlete for six years. He donated a year's worth of trainers to an exhibition in Suffolk to mark one year prior the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

in London. He won the 20 km race at the Manx Harriers open day on the

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in February 2011. At the 2011 Enfield Open, Daniel placed second, with his brother coming in first. In preparation for the 2012 Games, he took a training trip to Spain with his brother in January 2012. He was also named one of Colchester's "Olympic Champions". Alongside his brother, he was named part of the British squad for the 2012 Racewalking World Cup in

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, Russia. He finished the race in 61st place, with a season's best time of 4:20:49.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:King, Daniel 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Colchester English male race walkers British male race walkers Commonwealth Games athletes for England Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games British Athletics Championships winners Alumni of Coventry University 21st-century English sportsmen