John Nunn (athlete)
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 John Nunn winning the 2012 United States Olympic Trials 50K Racewalk in Santee, California |
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | February 3, 1978 |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (170 lb) |
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| Country |  United States |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 50km Race Walk |
| Coached by | Enrique Pena |
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Updated on 6 August 2012. |
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John Nunn (born February 3, 1978 in Durango, Colorado) is a male race walker from the United States. He competed for the US at the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing in 26th place in the men's 20 km event. On January 22, 2012, he qualified to represent the U.S. in the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 50km racewalk.[1] In the Olympics, Nunn finished in 43rd place in a personal best time of 4:03:28.[2]
His personal bests are: 20K walk 1:22:31, May 8, 2004 in Birštonas, Lithuania and 5,000 metres walk (indoors) 19:26.43 on March 2, 2003 in Boston at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Nunn is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[3]
An experienced professional baker, Nunn is fundraising to bring his daughter Ella with him to the Olympics by selling home baked cookies over the internet.[4]
Achievements [edit]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 2002 | IAAF World Race Walking Cup | Turin, Italy | DNF | 20 km |
| 2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 8th | 20 km |
| 2004 | IAAF World Race Walking Cup | Naumburg, Germany | 50th | 20 km |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 26th | 20 km |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 30th | 20 km |
| 2006 | IAAF World Race Walking Cup | La Coruña, Spain | 71st | 20 km |
| 2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 7th | 20 km |
| 2008 | IAAF World Race Walking Cup | Cheboksary, Chuvashia, Russia | 79th | 20 km |
| 2010 | US National Championships | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | 1st | 20 km |
| 2011 | US National Championships | Eugene, Oregon, United States | 2nd | 20 km |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, England | 43rd | 50 km |
External links [edit]
- IAAF profile for John Nunn
- sports-reference
- Ella's Cookies
References [edit]
- ^ http://usatf.org/News/Nunn-wins-2012-U-S--Olympic-Team-Trials---Men’s-50.aspx
- ^ http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/OLY12/Results/ResultsByDate.aspx?racedate=08-11-2012/sex=M/discCode=50KR/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#detM_50KR_hash_f
- ^ Deseret News, Jun 28, 2012
- ^ http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-0714-oly-track-john-nunn-20120710,0,5837232.story
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