Len Walters (athlete)
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 January 1947 London, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 400m | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Thames Valley Harriers | ||||||||||||||
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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
- ^ "Howard's final fling brings victory over foreign pair". Birmingham Daily Post. 8 August 1970. Retrieved 18 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Big shock for Ian". The People. 9 August 1970. Retrieved 18 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 18 May 2025.