American race walker
John Nunn
Nunn at the 2003 Pan American Games
Personal information Born (1978-02-03 ) February 3, 1978 (age 47) Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[ 1] Weight 78 kg (172 lb)[ 1] Sport Country Sport Race walking Club U.S. Army WCAP [ 1] Coached by Enrique Pena Achievements and titles Olympic finals 2004, 2012 Updated on May 16, 2015
John Hamilton Nunn (born February 3, 1978) is an Americanrace walker . He competed at the2004 Summer Olympics , finishing in 26th place in the men's 20 km event. On January 22, 2012, he qualified torepresent the U.S. in the2012 Summer Olympics in the50km racewalk .[ 2] [ 3] [ 1]
After competing intrack and field andcross country running atWilliam Henry Harrison High School inEvansville, Indiana , Nunn attended theUniversity of Wisconsin-Parkside on a racewalking scholarship.[ 4] [ 5]
His personal bests are: 20 km walk 1:22:31, May 8, 2004, inBirštonas ,Lithuania and 5 km walk (indoors) 19:26.43 on March 2, 2003, inBoston at theUSA Indoor Track and Field Championships .
Nunn is a member of theUnited States Army . While enlisted, Nunn served as a member of its World Class Athlete Program. Having since left the WCAP, Nunn trained as a physician's assistant and commissioned as an officer in the United States Army.
Nunn is a member ofthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints .[ 6]
Being a professional baker, Nunn used a portion of his baking profits to bring his daughter Ella with him to the Olympics in London.[ 7]
John Nunn winning the 2012 Olympic Trials inSantee, California Nunn in 2017 Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing the 1997 Pan American Junior Championships La Habana ,Cuba 5th 10,000m 46:38.98 2000 NACAC U-25 Championships Monterrey , Mexico3rd 20,000m 1:45:37.35 2001 Pan American Race Walking Cup Cuenca, Ecuador 8th 20 km 1:36:36 3rd Team (20 km) 26 pts 2002 IAAF World Race Walking Cup Turin, Italy — 20 km DNF 12th Team (20 km) 149 pts 2003 Pan American Race Walking Cup Chula Vista, California , United States17th 20 km 1:32:13 1st Team (20 km) 13 pts Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 8th 20 km 1:35:34 2004 IAAF World Race Walking Cup Naumburg, Germany 50th 20 km 1:26:19 9th Team (20 km) 111 pts Olympic Games Athens, Greece 26th 20 km 1:27:38 2005 Pan American Race Walking Cup Lima ,Perú 16th 20 km 1:29:44 5th Team (20 km) 49 pts World Championships Helsinki, Finland 30th 20 km 1:27:10 2006 IAAF World Race Walking Cup La Coruña , Spain71st 20 km 1:31:49 15th Team (20 km) 163 pts 2007 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 7th 20 km 1:32.37 Military World Games Hyderabad , India9th 20,000m 1:35:51 2008 IAAF World Race Walking Cup Cheboksary ,Chuvashia , Russia79th 20 km 1:31:47 19th Team (20 km) 252 pts 2010 US National Championships Des Moines, Iowa, United States 1st 20,000m 1:29:21.60 2011 Pan American Race Walking Cup Envigado ,Colombia 11th 20 km 1:31:26 2nd Team (20 km) 39 pts US National Championships Eugene, Oregon, United States 2nd 20,000m 1:23:51.73 Pan American Games Guadalajara ,México 8th 20 km 1:26:30 A 2012 Olympic Games London 43rd 50 km 4:03:28 2013 Pan American Race Walking Cup Ciudad de Guatemala ,Guatemala 24th 20 km 1:36:33 A 4th Team (20 km) 67 pts World Championships Moscow, Russia 46th 50 km 4:34:55 2015 Pan American Race Walking Cup Arica ,Chile 23rd 20 km 1:29:33 7th Team (20 km) 75 pts World Championships Beijing , China37th 50 km 4:09:44
Qualification Men's track Men's field Women's track Women's field Coaches —
Qualification Men's track Men's Women's track Women's Coaches
Qualification Men's track Men's field athletes Women's track Women's field athletes Coaches Bonnie Edmondson (women's assistant coach) Troy Engle (men's assistant coach) Curtis Frye (men's assistant coach)Robyne Johnson (women's assistant coach) Vin Lananna (men's head coach)Rose Monday (women's assistant coach) Connie Price-Smith (women's head coach)Cliff Rovelto (men's assistant coach) Mario Sategna (men's assistant coach) LaTanya Sheffield (women's assistant coach)
Mile walk 3000 m walk 5000 m walk Notes * From 1906 to 1979, events were conducted by theAmateur Athletic Union . Events from 1980 to 1992 were conducted underThe Athletics Congress . Events thereafter were conducted byUSA Track & Field .Distances have varied as follows: Mile walk all years except 1933-1939 when 1500 m walk was contested, 2 miles walk until 1986 (3000 m walk since except for odd years since 2015), 3 miles walk until 1911 (5000 m walk since).
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