John Graham (born November 20, 1965 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan) is a retired

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from

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, who competed in the

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and in the

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events. John Was University of Calgary's Athlete of the Year in 1985 winning the 300m and 600m, 4 × 200 m and 4 × 400 m races at Canada West and the National Collegiate Championships. In 1989, he won those same events again claiming the Canadian athlete of the meet for the second time. He represented his Canada on the national team from 1985 to 1991 and the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

in Seoul, South Korea. John won three bronze medals in the Commonwealth games in 1986 and 1990. Along the way, John captured 11 National Championships and set numerous national records both indoor and outdoors. John was also a member of the Canadian bobsleigh team. John was the Brakeman for Canada 1 which won the 1990 World Cup 4-man bobsleigh Championship. Canada 1 set several push records and won 3 national titles over John's 4 years with Chris Lori as driver.

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at ''Sports-Reference.com'' 1965 births Living people Canadian male bobsledders Canadian male hurdlers Sportspeople from Moose Jaw Sportspeople from Saskatchewan Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes of Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Pan American Games track and field athletes for Canada Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games {{Canada-bobsleigh-bio-stub