John Nunn (athlete)

John Nunn

200 px John Nunn winning the 2012 US Olympic Trials 50 km racewalk in Santee, California
Personal information
Born	(1978-02-03) February 3, 1978 Durango, Colorado
Height
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Race walking
Coached by	Enrique Pena
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	2004, 2012
Updated on 16 May 2015.

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. In the Olympics, Nunn finished in 42nd place in a personal best time of 4:03:28.

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 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

An experienced professional baker, Nunn used a portion of his profits to bring his daughter Ella with him to the Olympics in London.

Personal bests

Event	Result	Venue	Date
Road walk
20 km	1:22:31 hrs	Birštonas	8 May 2004
50 km	4:03:28 hrs	London	15 Jun 2008
Track walk
20,000 m	1:25:15.9 hrs	Palo Alto, California	20 Jun 2003

Achievements

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	20km	1:36:36
			3rd	Team (20km)	26 pts
2002	IAAF World Race Walking Cup	Turin, Italy	—	20 km	DNF
			12th	Team (20km)	149 pts
2003	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Chula Vista, California, United States	17th	20 km	1:32:13
			1st	Team (20km)	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 (20km)	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 (20km)	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 (20km)	163 pts
2007	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	7th	20 km	1:32.37
	Military World Games	Hyderabad, Brazil	9th	20,000m	1:35:51
2008	IAAF World Race Walking Cup	Cheboksary, Chuvashia, Russia	79th	20 km	1:31:47
			19th	Team (20km)	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 (20km)	39 pts
	US National Championships	Eugene, Oregon, United States	2nd	20,000m	1:23:51.73
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, México	8th	20km	1:26:30 A
2012	Olympic Games	London, England	43rd	50 km	4:03:28
2013	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala	24th	20km	1:36:33 A
			4th	Team (20km)	67 pts
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	46th	50km	4:34:55
2015	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Arica, Chile	23rd	20km	1:29:33
			7th	Team (20km)	75 pts
	World Championships	Beijing, China	37th	50 km	4:09:44

External links

• John Nunn profile at IAAF
• Ella's Cookies