John Nunn (racewalker)

John Hamilton Nunn (born February 3, 1978) is an American race walker. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing in 26th place in the men's 20 km event. On January 22, 2012, he qualified to represent the U.S. in the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 50km racewalk.^[2] In the Olympics, Nunn finished in 42nd place in a personal best time of 4:03:28.^[3][1]

John Nunn

Nunn at the 2003 Pan American Games
Personal information
Born	(1978-02-03) February 3, 1978 (age 46) Durango, Colorado, U.S.[1]
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)[1]
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Race walking
Club	U.S. Army[1]
Coached by	Enrique Pena
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	2004, 2012
Updated on May 16, 2015

After competing in track and field and cross country running at William Henry Harrison High School in Evansville, Indiana, Nunn attended the University of Wisconsin-Parkside on a racewalking scholarship.^[4][5]

His personal bests are: 20 km walk 1:22:31, May 8, 2004, in Birštonas, Lithuania and 5 km walk (indoors) 19:26.43 on March 2, 2003, in Boston at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Nunn is a member of the United States Army. While enlisted, Nunn served as a member of its World Class Athlete Program. Having since left the WCAP, Nunn trained as a physician's assistant and commissioned as an officer in the United States Army.

Nunn is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.^[6]

Being a professional baker, Nunn used a portion of his baking profits to bring his daughter Ella with him to the Olympics in London.^[7]