George Williams (1935 – 24 December 2016) was a British racewalking athlete.[1] A top walker of his generation, he won the bronze medal in the 20 kilometres race walk at the inaugural 1961 IAAF World Race Walking Cup. He was one of three Britons to medal at the event, the others being Ken Matthews and Don Thompson – both went on to win Olympic titles.[2][3][4]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  Great Britain
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| IAAF World Race Walking Cup | ||
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1961 Lugano | 20 km walk |
He retired from the sport in his twenties, though Paul Nihill (an Olympic and European medallist) credited Williams with his successful approach to training methods in the developing sport. Williams published an autobiography, Run, Rabbit, Run, Rabbit, Run, Run, Run, in 2010 covering his sporting exploits.[5][6] He died on 24 December at the age of 81.[7][8][9]
References
edit- ^ George Williams Archived 7 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine. RaceWalkUK. Retrieved on 2016-04-17.
- ^ IAAF World Race Walking Cup. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-17.
- ^ Olympic Games (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-17.
- ^ IAAF World Race Walking Cup Taicang 2014 Facts & Figures. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.
- ^ Run Rabbit, Run Rabbit, Run, Run, Run.... RunRabbit. Retrieved on 2016-04-17.
- ^ Books About Race Walking. The Race Walking Association. Retrieved on 2016-04-17.
- ^ VALE GEORGE WILLIAMS 1935-2017
- ^ WILLIAMS - Deaths Announcements
- ^ Obituary: Former international race walker and Bournemouth postman George Williams