Daniel King (race walker)

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]