# John Walker

> Sir John George Walker is a former middle-distance runner from New Zealand who won the gold medal in the men's 1500 m event at the 1976 Olympics. He was also the first person to run the mile in under 3:50. After his running career was over he was active in local government, as an Auckland Councillor and representing the Manurewa-Papakura ward.

*New Zealand middle-distance runner and politician*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/john-walker-q358383

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Athlete ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131))
- **Category:** Athletes
- **Country:** New Zealand
- **Born:** 1952-01-12
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 51.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.1 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 20.6 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Джон Вокер (легкоатлет)](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%92%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B5%D1%80_(%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%82))
- [John Walker](https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Walker)
- [جون ووكر (عداء المسافات المتوسطة)](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%88%D9%88%D9%83%D8%B1_(%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B7%D8%A9))
- [جون ووكر](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%88%D9%88%D9%83%D8%B1)
- [John George Walker](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_George_Walker)
- [John Walker (atlet)](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Walker_(atlet))
- [John Walker (Leichtathlet)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Walker_(Leichtathlet))
- [Τζων Γουόκερ (δρομέας)](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A4%CE%B6%CF%89%CE%BD_%CE%93%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%8C%CE%BA%CE%B5%CF%81_(%CE%B4%CF%81%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%AD%CE%B1%CF%82))
- [John Walker (runner)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Walker_(runner))
- [John Walker (atleta)](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Walker_(atleta))
- [John Walker (atleta)](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Walker_(atleta))
- [جان واکر (دونده)](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%88%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%B1_(%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87))
- [John Walker](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Walker)
- [John Walker (athlétisme)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Walker_(athl%C3%A9tisme))
- [ג'ון ווקר (אתלט)](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92'%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%95%D7%95%D7%A7%D7%A8_(%D7%90%D7%AA%D7%9C%D7%98))
- [John Walker (atléta)](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Walker_(atl%C3%A9ta))
- [John Walker (atleta)](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Walker_(atleta))
- [ジョン・ウォーカー (陸上選手)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC_(%E9%99%B8%E4%B8%8A%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B))
- [John Walker (atleet)](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Walker_(atleet))
- [John G. Walker](https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_G._Walker)
- [John Walker (friidrettsutøver)](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Walker_(friidrettsut%C3%B8ver))
- [John Walker (lekkoatleta)](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Walker_(lekkoatleta))
- [John Walker (atleta)](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Walker_(atleta))
- [Уокер, Джон (легкоатлет)](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B5%D1%80%2C_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%BD_(%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%82))
- [John Walker (friidrottare)](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Walker_(friidrottare))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q358383)

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