Alex Wright (race walker)

Alex Wright
Personal information
NationalityBritish/Irish
Born (1990-12-19) 19 December 1990
London, England
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Sportracewalking
Events
10 km walk
20 km walk
50 km walk
ClubLeevale Athletics Club
Achievements and titles
Personal bests10km: 40:04.29
20 km: 1:20:50
50km: 3:48:31

Alex Wright (born 19 December 1990) is a London-born Irish race walker. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Wright, born in London, attended Brymore Academy where he began his race walking career.[2]

He represented England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, where he placed 13th in the 20 kilometres walk.[3]

He finished 31st at the 2013 World Championships.[4]

Wright was three-times British 5000 metres walk metres champion after winning the British Athletics Championships in 2010, 2012, and 2013.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Alumni". Brymore Academy. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "Delhi 2010 Team". Team England. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Alex Wright – Athlete Profile". International Association of Athletics Federations. 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
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