John King (long jumper)

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John King
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1963-02-13) 13 February 1963 (age 61)
Chatham, Kent
Sport
SportAthletics
ClubWolverhampton Wanderers & Bilston AC

John Stewart King (born 13 February 1963 in Chatham, Kent) is a male retired English athlete.

Athletics career

King competed in the men's long jump event during his career.[1] He represented Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, finishing 23rd place. King was affiliated with Wolverhampton Wanderers & Bilston Athletic Club during his days.

He represented England in the long jump event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2][3] Four years later he represented England, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ "John King Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
  2. ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  4. ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ^ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.


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