John Wenk

John Wenk
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1938-10-04) 4 October 1938 (age 88)
Welwyn, England
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Middle-distance running
ClubWelwyn Athletic Club

John Edward Wenk (born 4 October 1938) is a British middle-distance runner who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Wenk finished second behind Tom Farrell in the 880 yards event at the 1960 AAA Championships.

At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, he represented Great Britain in the men's 800 metres.

Wenk represented Scotland in the 880 yards event at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia, where he reached the semi finals.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Wenk Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Farrell beats Hewson in great race". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 16 July 1960. Retrieved 4 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Salvat hits the road to Rome". Weekly Dispatch (London). 17 July 1960. Retrieved 4 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 May 2025.