Andrew Penn (race walker)

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Andrew Penn
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1967-03-31) 31 March 1967 (age 58)
Nuneaton, England
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
EventRacewalking
Club Coventry Godiva Harriers

Andrew Shaun Penn (born 31 March 1967) is a former British racewalker. [1] He competed in the men's 20 kilometres walk at the 1992 Summer Olympics. [2]

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Biography

At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, he represented Great Britain in the 20km walk and finished 23rd. [3]

Penn became the British 10,000 metres walk champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1997 British Athletics Championships. [4] [5]

References

  1. "Athletics: End of the road for Andy Penn". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrew Penn Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  4. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  5. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 28 June 2025.