John (George) Walker

Athlete, born in Papakura, New Zealand. A world record holder at the 4 x 1500 m relay with the New Zealand team in Oslo in 1973, he gained international recognition at the 1974 Commonwealth Games when he won the silver medal behind Filbert Bayi's world record winning gold. He also took bronze in the 800 m. He was the first person to run a mile in less than 3:50 s in 1975. He set a world record of 4:51·4 for the 2000 m at Oslo in 1976 prior to winning the Olympic gold medal at 1500 m in Montreal. Maintaining an amazing level of consistency and success over nearly two decades, he ran his 100th sub-four-minute mile in 1985.

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