John King (long jumper)

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John King

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1963-02-13) 13 February 1963 (age 62) Chatham, Kent, England
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long Jump
Club	Wolverhampton & Bilston AC

John Stewart King (born 13 February 1963) is a male retired English athlete who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics. ^[1]

Biography

King was affiliated with Wolverhampton & Bilston AC during his career and competed in the men's long jump event. King finished second on two occasions at the 1986 AAA Championships and the 1989 AAA Championships. ^{[2] [3]}

He represented Great Britain at the 1988 Olympics Games in Seoul, South Korea, finishing 23rd place. ^[4]

He represented England in the long jump event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. ^{[5] [6]} Four years later he represented England, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

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. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
3. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
4. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
5. "1986 Athletes". Team England.
6. "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
7. "1990 Athletes". Team England.
8. "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
9. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.