Peter Wilkinson (athlete)
British athlete
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Peter Alan Wilkinson (27 June 1933 – 28 March 2014) was a male athlete who competed for England.
NationalityBritish (English)
Born27 June 1933
Chesterfield, England
Died28 March 2014 (aged 80)
Toton, Nottinghamshire, England
SportAthletics
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 June 1933 Chesterfield, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 March 2014 (aged 80) Toton, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Long-distance | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Derby County & AC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Wilkinson, a bank clerk in Chesterfield, was a member of the Derby County & AC and finished runner-up in the 1958 Derbyshire six mile championship and won the English national banks title.[1]
He represented the England athletics team[2] and won a bronze medal in the marathon at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[3][4]
