John Paddick
John Chester Paddick (born 31 August 1943 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, England) is a British athlete. In 1964, he represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the Tokyo Olympics in the men's 20 kilometre walk event and came 10th overall with a time of 1 hour, 33 minutes and 28.4 seconds. He was just under four minutes behind the winner, Ken Matthews.
He currently lives in Redcar, North Yorkshire. He is married to Spanish wife Concepcion and has two daughters.
References[]
- Olympic Record at the British Olympic Association
- Record of the race at Sportofworld.com
- Current walking record
Categories:
- 1943 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Newcastle-under-Lyme
- British male racewalkers
- English male racewalkers
- Olympic athletes of Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- English athletics biography stubs