Len Walters (athlete)

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Len Walters
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born27 January 1947
London, England
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event400m
Club Thames Valley Harriers
Medal record
Athletics
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1970 Edinburgh 4x400m relay

Leonard Barry Walters (born 1947), is a male former athlete who competed for England.

Biography

Walters finished third behind Martin Bilham in the400 metres event at the 1970 AAA Championships. [1] [2] Shortly afterwards he represented England and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres freestyle relay, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. [3] [4] [5]

Walters was second behind David Jenkins at the 1971 AAA Championships [6] [7] and represented Great Britain in the 1971 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki.

References

  1. ↑ "Howard's final fling brings victory over foreign pair" . Birmingham Daily Post. 8 August 1970. Retrieved 18 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Big shock for Ian" . The People. 9 August 1970. Retrieved 18 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ↑ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
  5. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
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