Personal information | |
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Nationality | British (English) |
Born | Brentford, England | 15 April 1943
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Racewalking |
Club | Metropolitan WC |
Shaun Lightman (born 15 April 1943) is a retired British international racewalker who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics. [1]
Lightman finished second behind Paul Nihill in the 7 miles walk event at the 1968 AAA Championships. [2] [3] Later that year at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, he represented Great Britain in the men's 50 kilometres walk. [4]
He represented England in the 20 miles walk, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. [5] [6] [7]
Lightman would podium twice more at the AAA Championships in 1973 and 1974. [8]