David Wilson (born 7 September 1951) is a British

hurdler Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today ...

who competed at the

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Biography

At the 1972 Olympics Games in

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, Wilson represented

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in the men's 110 metres hurdles event. Wilson finished third behind

Berwyn Price Berwyn Price (born 15 August 1951) is a Welsh former international athlete who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and 1976 Summer Olympics. Biography Price was born in Tredegar, Monmouthshire, and studied at Lewis School, Pengam and the ...

in the 110 metres hurdles event at the 1976 AAA Championships and would also finish third at the

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1951 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics British male hurdlers Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes from Edinburgh Scottish male hurdlers {{Scotland-athletics-bio-stub