Bob Hughes (athlete)

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Bob Hughes
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1947-10-27) 27 October 1947 (age 77)
Smethwick. West Midlands, England
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventRacewalking
ClubRoyal Sutton Coldfield WC

Robert Peter Hughes (born 27 October 1947) is a British former racewalker who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics. [1]

Biography

Hughes finished third behind Ron Wallwork in the 2 miles walk event and finished third behind Malcolm Tolley in the 7 miles walk event at the 1967 AAA Championships [2] [3] and the following year finished runner-up to Arthur Jones in the 2 miles walk event at the 1968 AAA Championships [4]

At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, he represented Great Britain in the men's 20 kilometres walk competition. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bob Hughes Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "White City results" . Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 16 July 1967. Retrieved 10 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 May 2025.


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