John Alan Wilson (born 1948), is a former athlete who competed for England.

Athletics career

He represented

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and won a

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in the 4 x 400 metres relay with

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, Andy Carter and Bill Hartley, at the

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. He also competed at the European Athletics Championships 1971 in Helsinki.

References

1948 births English male sprinters British male sprinters Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Living people Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games {{England-athletics-bio-stub