Peter Frederick Marlow (born 20 April 1941) is a British

racewalker Race walking, or racewalking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Race judges carefully asses ...

who competed at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

in Munich, finishing 17th in the 20 km walk.

Biography

Marlow was born in London and was a member of

Southend AC City of Southend-on-Sea Athletic Club is an athletics club based in Essex. The club has one track, which is based at the Southend Leisure and Tennis Centre athletics track in Garon Park on Eastern Avenue, Southend-on-Sea. The club is affiliate ...

. Marlow finished second behind Roger Mills in the 3km walk event at the

1969 AAA Championships The 1969 AAA Championships was the 1969 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 1 to 2 August 1969 at White City Stadium in London, England. Summary The ...

. He would twice more finish runner-up in the 3km event at the

1974 AAA Championships The 1974 AAA Championships was the 1974 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 12 to 13 July 1974 at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, Engla ...

and

1975 AAA Championships The 1975 AAA Championships was the 1975 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 1 to 2 August 1975 at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre The Nationa ...

but did become British 10km walk champion after winning the British

AAA Championships The AAA Championships was an annual track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association of England. It was the foremost domestic athletics event in the United Kingdom during its lifetime, despite the existence of the offi ...

title at the

. He has been chief judge for racewalking at the Olympic Games in 2008, 2004 and 2000 and at other major international championships. He was elected president of the Race Walking Association in 2003. He was also a former editor of the magazine Race Walking Record for three years. Peter is currently a member of the

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Race Walking Committee, having represented race walkers at IAAF since 2001

Personal bests

References

1941 births Living people Athletes from London English male race walkers British male race walkers British magazine editors Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics {{England-racewalk-athletics-bio-stub