Les Morton

Les Morton
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1958-07-01) 1 July 1958
Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
race walker
ClubSheffield Walking Club

Leslie Morton (born 1 July 1958) is a retired male race walker from England who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Biography

Morton finished third behind New Zealander Murray Day in the 3km walk event at the 1986 AAA Championships.[3][4]

At the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, he represented Great Britain and made a second Olympic appearance for Great Britain at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.[1]

He set his personal best (3:57.48) in the 50 km race in 1989.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the  United Kingdom and  England
1985 World Race Walking Cup St John's, Isle of Man 17th 50 km 4:11:32
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany — 50 km DQ
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 27th 50 km 3:59:30
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 11th 50 km 4:05:28
1991 World Race Walking Cup San Jose, United States 20th 50 km 4:02:11
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 10th 50 km 4:09:18
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 21st 50 km 4:09:34
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 23rd 50 km 4:06:56
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden — 50 km DQ

References

  1. 1 2 "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Les Morton". Sports-Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
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