Les Morton

Leslie ("Les") Morton (born 1 July 1955 in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire) is a retired male race walker from England, who twice competed for Great Britain at the Summer Olympics (1988 and 1992). He set his personal best (3:57.48) in the 50 km race in 1989.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the  United Kingdom and  England
1985 World Race Walking Cup St John's, Isle of Man 17th 50 km 4:11:32
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 50 km DQ
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 27th 50 km 3:59:30
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 11th 50 km 4:05:28
1991 World Race Walking Cup San Jose, United States 20th 50 km 4:02:11
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 10th 50 km 4:09:18
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 21st 50 km 4:09:34
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 23rd 50 km 4:06:56
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 50 km DQ

References

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Les Morton". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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