John Nunn (race walker)

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 47) 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 WCAP[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]

Personal bests

Event	Result	Venue	Date
Road walk
20 km	1:22:31 hrs	Birštonas	May 8, 2004
50 km	4:03:21 hrs	San Diego	February 21, 2016
Track walk
20,000 m	1:25:15.9 hrs	Palo Alto, California	June 20, 2003

Achievements

John Nunn winning the 2012 Olympic Trials in Santee, California

Nunn in 2017

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the  United States
1997	Pan American Junior Championships	La Habana, Cuba	5th	10,000m	46:38.98
2000	NACAC U-25 Championships	Monterrey, Mexico	3rd	20,000m	1:45:37.35
2001	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Cuenca, Ecuador	8th	20 km	1:36:36
			3rd	Team (20 km)	26 pts
2002	IAAF World Race Walking Cup	Turin, Italy	—	20 km	DNF
			12th	Team (20 km)	149 pts
2003	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Chula Vista, California, United States	17th	20 km	1:32:13
			1st	Team (20 km)	13 pts
	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	8th	20 km	1:35:34
2004	IAAF World Race Walking Cup	Naumburg, Germany	50th	20 km	1:26:19
			9th	Team (20 km)	111 pts
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	26th	20 km	1:27:38
2005	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Lima, Perú	16th	20 km	1:29:44
			5th	Team (20 km)	49 pts
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	30th	20 km	1:27:10
2006	IAAF World Race Walking Cup	La Coruña, Spain	71st	20 km	1:31:49
			15th	Team (20 km)	163 pts
2007	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	7th	20 km	1:32.37
	Military World Games	Hyderabad, India	9th	20,000m	1:35:51
2008	IAAF World Race Walking Cup	Cheboksary, Chuvashia, Russia	79th	20 km	1:31:47
			19th	Team (20 km)	252 pts
2010	US National Championships	Des Moines, Iowa, United States	1st	20,000m	1:29:21.60
2011	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Envigado, Colombia	11th	20 km	1:31:26
			2nd	Team (20 km)	39 pts
	US National Championships	Eugene, Oregon, United States	2nd	20,000m	1:23:51.73
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, México	8th	20 km	1:26:30 A
2012	Olympic Games	London	43rd	50 km	4:03:28
2013	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala	24th	20 km	1:36:33 A
			4th	Team (20 km)	67 pts
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	46th	50 km	4:34:55
2015	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Arica, Chile	23rd	20 km	1:29:33
			7th	Team (20 km)	75 pts
	World Championships	Beijing, China	37th	50 km	4:09:44