Daniel King (racewalker)

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.

Daniel King

Personal information
Nationality	British
Born	(1983-05-30) 30 May 1983 (age 41)[1] Colchester, Essex[2]
Sport
Country	United Kingdom  England
Sport	Athletics
Event	Racewalking
Club	Colchester Harriers
Achievements and titles
Personal best	50km – 4:04:49[3]
Updated on 17 July 2012

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. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. 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. "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. "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. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
8. "Race Walking World Cup Preview". United Kingdom Athletics. 8 May 2008. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. 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. Archived from the original on 9 November 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
10. "King crowned at NSC". Isle of Man.com. 26 February 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
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. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
13. "Walking World Cup". United Kingdom Athletics. 26 April 2012. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.