Peter Wilkinson (athlete)
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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 | ||||||||||||||
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Peter Alan Wilkinson (27 June 1933 – 28 March 2014) was a male athlete who competed for England.
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]
References
- ^ "Bullivant sets new record for cross-country". Nottingham Guardian. 6 January 1958. p. 7. Retrieved 27 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Eldon Runs Six Miles At Cardiff". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 29 June 1958. p. 24. Retrieved 27 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.