Ron Wallwork

Ron Wallwork

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1941-05-26) 26 May 1941 (age 84) Farnworth, Lancashire
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	race walking
Club	Lancashire Walking Club
Medal record Athletics Representing  England British Empire & Commonwealth Games 1966 Kingston 20 miles walk

Ronald Wallwork (born 26 May 1941) is a retired male race walker from England, who represented his home nation at two Commonwealth Games.

Wallwork finished second and third respectively behind Paul Nihill in the 7 and 2 mile walk events at the 1965 AAA Championships.^[1] He later became a double British 2 miles champion after winning the British AAA Championships titles at the 1966 AAA Championships and 1967 AAA Championships.^[2][3]

Wallwork represented England and won a gold medal in the 20 miles walk, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.^[4][5]

Four years later he competed in the 20 miles walk again at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.^[6][7][8]

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 Richard Dunwoody.

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