Daniel King (athlete)

Daniel King
Personal information
Nationality British
Born (1983-05-30) 30 May 1983[1]
Colchester, Essex[2]
Sport
Country  United Kingdom
 England
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Racewalking
Club Colchester Harriers
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 50km - 4:04:49[3]
Updated on 17 July 2012.

Daniel King (born 30 May 1983) is a British racewalker. He competed for England in the men's 20 km walk at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and at a number of World Cup events for Great Britain. He has a twin brother named Dominic who is also a racewalker.

Career

Daniel attended Coventry University.[4] He was British number one when he was called up to the squad to compete at the 2004 IAAF World Race Walking Cup in Naumburg, Germany.[5]

He competed for Great Britain alongside his brother at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, putting out a public call for sponsors before travelling.[6] He finished in sixth place in the men's 20 km walk, one place above his brother and two places above fellow British competitor Andrew Penn.[7]

In 2008 he was selected for the British team at that year's World Cup in Cheboksary, Russia, having set the fastest 20 km by a British athlete for six years.[8] He donated a year's worth of trainers to an exhibition in Suffolk to mark one year prior the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[9]

He won the 20 km race at the Manx Harriers open day on the Isle of Man in February 2011.[10] At the 2011 Enfield Open, Daniel placed second, with his brother coming in first. In preparation for the 2012 Games, he took a training trip to Spain with his brother in January 2012.[11] He was also named one of Colchester's "Olympic Champions".[12] Alongside his brother, he was named part of the British squad for the 2012 Racewalking World Cup in Saransk, Russia.[13] He finished the race in 61st place, with a season's best time of 4:20:49.[3]

Personal life

He has a twin brother named Dominic, who is also an racewalker.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Daniel King". Racewalk UK. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "Dwain Chambers selected for Olympics as Team GB athletics team is announced". The Independent. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Daniel King Profile". IAAF. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  4. ↑ Wilkinson, John (2 November 2005). "Penn gets games call". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  5. 1 2 "Youthful British team announced for Naumburg". IAAF. 21 April 2004. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  6. ↑ McCarthy, James (8 March 2006). "Daniel's dream of a medal". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  7. ↑ "Men's 20km Walk Final". Melbourne 2006. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  8. ↑ "Race Walking World Cup Preview". United Kingdom Athletics. 8 May 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  9. ↑ "Opening of new Suffolk Olympic and Paralympic exhibition marks one year to go for London 2012". Rising to the Challenge. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  10. ↑ "King crowned at NSC". Isle of Man.com. 26 February 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  11. ↑ Plummer, Matt (1 December 2011). "The latest Olympic diary with race-walker Daniel King". Daily Gazette. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  12. ↑ Calnan, James (20 March 2012). "Olympic torch puts Colchester in the spotlight". Essex County Standard. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  13. ↑ "Walking World Cup". United Kingdom Athletics. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
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