John Allen (athlete)
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Full name | John William Allen |
Born | Buffalo, New York, United States | January 15, 1926
Died | September 16, 2006 San Bernardino, California, California | (aged 80)
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Racewalking |
John William Allen (January 15, 1926 – September 16, 2006) was an American racewalker. He competed in the men's 50 kilometres walk at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1] Allen also served in the United States Navy during World War II as a radio operator on a ship in the Pacific.[2]
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Allen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
- ↑ "John Allen". Olympedia. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
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Categories:
- 1926 births
- 2006 deaths
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- American male racewalkers
- Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
- Place of birth missing
- United States Navy personnel of World War II
- United States Navy sailors
- Track and field athletes from Buffalo, New York
- 20th-century American sportsmen