Martin Rush

Martin Rush
Personal information
Born (1964-12-25) 25 December 1964 (age 61)
Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Racewalking
ClubLakeland RWC

Martin Anthony Gavin Rush (born 25 December 1964) is a British racewalker who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Rush finished second behind Ian McCombie in the 10,000 metres walk event at the 1984 AAA Championships.

He represented England in the 30 km walk event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Rush became the British 10,000 metres walk champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1992 AAA Championships. Shortly afterwards he represented Great Britain at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, in the men's 20 kilometres walk.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Martin Rush Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ↑ "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 June 2025.