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American race walker
Allen James
Allen James (Korzeniowski Warsaw Race Walking Cup 2024)
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1964-04-14) April 14, 1964 (age 60)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventRacewalking

Allen James (born April 14, 1964) is an American racewalker. He competed in two Olympic Games: the 1992 Barcelona Olympics in the 20 km walk and the 1996 Atlanta Olympics in the 50 km walk.

He set five (5) American records in the span 7 months from the fall of 1993 to the spring of 1994: 20,000m (track), 25,000m (track), 2 Hour (track), 30 km (road) and 50 km (road).

References

  1. Dominguez, Fernando. "Step-by-Step Guide to Olympic Berth : Race walking: Mission Viejo's Allen James will be only U.S. competitor in the 20-kilometer event at Barcelona.", The Los Angeles Times, July 17, 1992.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Allen James Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
1992 USA Olympic track and field team
Qualification
Men's track
and road athletes
Men's
field athletes
Women's track
and road athletes
Women's
field athletes
Coaches
1996 USA Olympic track and field team
Qualification1996 United States Olympic trials (track and field)
Men's
track and road
athletes
Men's
field athletes
Women's
track and road
athletes
Women's
field athletes
Coaches
USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in men's racewalking
(1500 m walk, mile walk, 3000 m walk, 2 miles walk, 5000 m walk, 3 miles walk)
Mile walk
(1500 m walk)
3000 m walk
(2 miles walk)
5000 m walk
(3 miles walk)
Notes* From 1906 to 1979, events were conducted by the Amateur Athletic Union. Events from 1980 to 1992 were conducted under The Athletics Congress. Events thereafter were conducted by USA Track & Field. Distances have varied as follows: Mile walk all years except 1933-1939 when 1500 m walk was contested, 2 miles walk until 1986 (3000 m walk since except for odd years since 2015), 3 miles walk until 1911 (5000 m walk since).


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