Ron Wallwork

Not to be confused with Ronnie Wallwork.

Ron Wallwork

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1941-05-26) 26 May 1941 (age 83) Farnworth, Lancashire
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	race walking
Club	Lancashire Walking Club
Medal record Athletics Representing   England British Empire & Commonwealth Games 1966 Kingston 20 miles walk

Ronald Wallwork (born 26 May 1941) is a retired male race walker from England, who represented his home nation at two Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Wallwork finished second and third respectively behind Paul Nihill in the 7 and 2 mile walk events at the 1965 AAA Championships. ^[1] He later became a double British 2 miles champion after winning the British AAA Championships titles at the 1966 AAA Championships and 1967 AAA Championships. ^{[2] [3]}

Wallwork represented England and won a gold medal in the 20 miles walk, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. ^{[4] [5]}

Four years later he competed in the 20 miles walk again at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

He is still very active in the race walking community organizing;

• the Enfield League, the largest group of races within the UK,
• the 24-hour/100-mile challenge 2009,
• the 1000 mile Captain Barclay Bicentenary Celebrity Challenge Walk with jockey Richard Dunwoody.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
1963	IAAF World Race Walking Cup	Varese, Italy	5th	50 km
1965	IAAF World Race Walking Cup	Pescara, Italy	6th	20 km
1966	British Empire and Commonwealth Games	Kingston, Jamaica	1st	20 mi
1967	IAAF World Race Walking Cup	Bad Saarow, East Germany	9th	20 km
1970	British Commonwealth Games	Edinburgh, Scotland	5th	20 mi
	IAAF World Race Walking Cup	Eschborn, West Germany	10th	20 km

References

1. "White City Details" . Sunday Mirror. 11 July 1965. Retrieved 8 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
3. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
4. "1966 Athletes". Team England.
5. "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
6. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
7. "1970 Athletes". Team England.
8. "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.

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