Les Morton
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Leslie Morton (born July 1, 1958 in Sheffield
, South Yorkshire
) is a retired male race walker from England
, who twice competed for Great Britain at the Summer Olympics (1988 and 1992). He set his personal best (3:57.48) in the 50 km race in 1989.
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
, South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
) is a retired male race walker from England
England
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, who twice competed for Great Britain at the Summer Olympics (1988 and 1992). He set his personal best (3:57.48) in the 50 km race in 1989.
Achievements
| Representing and | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | World Race Walking Cup 1985 IAAF World Race Walking Cup The 1985 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held on 28 and 29 September 1985 in the streets of St John's, Isle of Man.-Medallists:-Men's 20 km:* 9th place missing from results reference.-Men's 50 km:-Women's 10 km:... |
St John's, Isle of Man Isle of Man The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is... |
17th | 50 km |
| 1986 | European Championships 1986 European Championships in Athletics - Men's 50 km Walk These are the official results of the Men's 50 km walk event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany.-Abbreviations:*All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds-Final:-See also:* 1980 Men's Olympic 50km Walk... |
Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million .... , West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... |
DSQ | 50 km |
| 1988 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.-Men's events:... |
Seoul, South Korea | 27th | 50 km |
| 1990 | European Championships 1990 European Championships in Athletics - Men's 50 km Walk These are the official results of the Men's 50 km walk event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia. There were a total number of fifteen participating athletes, who finished the race.-Abbreviations:... |
Split Split (city) Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and... , Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century.... |
11th | 50 km |
| 1991 | World Race Walking Cup 1991 IAAF World Race Walking Cup The 1991 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held on 1 and 2 June 1991 in the streets of San Jose, California, USA.-Medallists:-Men's 20 km:-Men's 50 km:* 15th place missing from results reference.-Women's 10 km:-References:* - IAAF.org... |
San Jose San Jose, California San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
20th | 50 km |
| World Championships 1991 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 50 km Walk These are the official results of the Men's 50 km Walk event at the 1991 World Championships held on Saturday August 31, 1991 in Tokyo, Japan, with the start at 07:00h local time... |
Tokyo, Japan | 10th | 50 km | |
| 1992 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 43 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 19 by women. The competition ran from July 31, 1992 to August 9, 1992. Fourteen world record-holders were among the contenders... |
Barcelona, Spain | 21st | 50 km |
| 1993 | World Championships 1993 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 50 km Walk These are the official results of the Men's 50 km Walk event at the 1993 World Championships held on Saturday August 21, 1993 in Stuttgart, Germany... |
Stuttgart, Germany | 23rd | 50 km |
| 1995 | World Championships 1995 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 50 km Walk These are the official results of the Men's 50 km Walk event at the 1995 World Championships held on Thursday 10 August 1995 in Gothenburg, Sweden... |
Gothenburg, Sweden | DSQ | 50 km |