Walter Wilkinson (athlete)

Walter Wilkinson

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1944-11-02) 2 November 1944 (age 80) Knaresborough, England
Died	middle-distance
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Club	Rowntrees AC Longwood Harriers

Walter Wilkinson (born 2 November 1944) is a male former athlete who competed for England.

Biography

Wilkinson was selected by England to represent his country in athletics events. He finished third behind Alan Simpson in the 1 mile event at the 1965 AAA Championships ^{[1] [2]} and improved to second place at the 1966 AAA Championships behind American John Camien but by virtue of being the highest placed British athlete was considered the British 1 mile champion. ^[3]

He represented England in the 1 mile race, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Wilkinson was on the podium again at the AAA Championsships in 1968 and won a bronze medal in the 1,500 metres at the 1969 European Indoor Championships in Belgrade in 1969. ^[7]

Wilkinson won his final AAA title at the 1970 AAA Championships. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

References

1. "White City results" . Daily Mirror. 10 July 1965. Retrieved 8 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "White City Details" . Sunday Mirror. 11 July 1965. Retrieved 8 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. 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 1 June 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
7. "Former York tough of the athletics track Walter Wilkinson hails the medal-winning achievement of Richard Buck". York Press.
8. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
9. "Howard's final fling brings victory over foreign pair" . Birmingham Daily Post. 8 August 1970. Retrieved 18 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
10. "Big shock for Ian" . The People. 9 August 1970. Retrieved 18 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.