John Walker (runner)
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Sir John George Walker is a former middle-distance runner from New Zealand who won the gold medal in the men's 1500 m event at the 1976 Olympics. He was also the first person to run the mile in under
Ivo Van Damme
…for a medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. He eventually ended up second in both the 800 and 1500 m, finishing behind Alberto Juantorena and John Walker, respectively. These were his last successes, as Van Damme was killed in a car accident later that year while travelling home from Marseille in southern…
Walker in 1975