Ronald Wallwork (born 26 May 1941) is a retired male

race walker 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 ...

from England, who represented his home nation at two

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Biography

Wallwork finished second and third respectively behind Paul Nihill in the 7 and 2 mile walk events at the 1965 AAA Championships. He later became a double British 2 miles 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 ...

titles at the 1966 AAA Championships and 1967 AAA Championships. Wallwork represented

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and won a gold medal in the 20 miles walk, at the

1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Kingston, Jamaica, from 4 to 13 August 1966. This was the first time that the Games had been held outside the so-called White Dominions. The event was followed by the 1966 Commonweal ...

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, Jamaica. Four years later he competed in the 20 miles walk again at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in

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, Scotland. He is still very active in the race walking community organizing; * the Enfield League, the largest group of races within the UK, * the 24-hour/100-mile challenge 2009, * the 1000 mile Captain Barclay Bicentenary Celebrity Challenge Walk with jockey

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International competitions

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wallwork, Ron 1941 births Living people English male race walkers British male race walkers Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics