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'''John Stewart King''' (born 13 February 1963 in [[Chatham, Kent]]) is a retired English athlete who competed in the men's [[long jump]] event during his career.<ref>http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/john-king-1.html</ref> He represented Great Britain at the [[1988 Summer Olympics]] in [[Seoul]], South Korea, where he didn't reach the final. King was affiliated with Wolverhampton Wanderers & Bilston Athletic Club during his days.
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'''John Stewart King''' (born 13 February 1963 in [[Chatham, Kent]]) is a male retired English athlete.

==Athletics career==
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King competed in the men's [[long jump]] event during his career.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/john-king-1.html |title=John King Biography and Olympic Results &#124; Olympics at Sports-Reference.com |accessdate=26 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104100041/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/john-king-1.html |archivedate= 4 November 2012 }}</ref> He represented Great Britain at the [[1988 Summer Olympics]] in [[Seoul]], South Korea, finishing 23rd place. King was affiliated with Wolverhampton Wanderers & Bilston Athletic Club during his days.

He represented [[England at the 1986 Commonwealth Games|England]] in the long jump event, at the [[1986 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/edinburgh-1986/athletes|title=1986 Athletes|website=Team England}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3041/19/all|title=England team in 1986|website=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=5 October 2019|archive-date=19 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419153600/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3041/19/all|url-status=dead}}</ref> Four years later he represented [[England at the 1990 Commonwealth Games|England]], at the [[1990 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/auckland-1990/athletes|title=1990 Athletes|website=Team England}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3042/19/all|title=England team in 1990|website=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=5 October 2019|archive-date=4 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404120931/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3042/19/all|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/39049|title=Athletes and results|website=Commonwealth Games Federation}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 18:45, 23 November 2024

For other people named John King, see John King.

John King
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1963-02-13) 13 February 1963 (age 61)
Chatham, Kent
Sport
SportAthletics
ClubWolverhampton Wanderers & Bilston AC

John Stewart King (born 13 February 1963 in Chatham, Kent) is a male retired English athlete.

Athletics career

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King competed in the men's long jump event during his career.[1] He represented Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, finishing 23rd place. King was affiliated with Wolverhampton Wanderers & Bilston Athletic Club during his days.

He represented England in the long jump event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[2][3] Four years later he represented England, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[4][5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "John King Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
  2. ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  4. ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ^ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.


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