Alex Wright (race walker)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British/Irish |
| Born | 19 December 1990 London, England |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | racewalking |
Event(s) | 10 km walk 20 km walk 50 km walk |
| Club | Leevale Athletics Club |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 10km: 40:04.29 20 km: 1:20:50 50km: 3:48:31 |
Alex Wright (born 19 December 1990) is a London-born Irish race walker. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Wright, born in London, attended Brymore Academy where he began his race walking career.[2]
He represented England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, where he placed 13th in the 20 kilometres walk.[3]
He finished 31st at the 2013 World Championships.[4]
Wright was three-times British 5000 metres walk metres champion after winning the British Athletics Championships in 2010, 2012, and 2013. [5][6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ "Alumni". Brymore Academy. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ "Delhi 2010 Team". Team England. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ "Alex Wright – Athlete Profile". International Association of Athletics Federations. 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
External links
[edit]- Alex Wright at World Athletics
- Alex Wright at Olympedia
- Alex Wright at Olympics.com
- Alex Wright at the Olympic Federation of Ireland
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