Ted Allsopp
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Edward James Allsopp (15 August 1926 – 18 January 2024) was an Australian racewalker. One of the country's leading male race walkers in the 1950s, he set his personal best (4:20.00) in the men's 50 km in 1966. He was born in Edenhope, Victoria on 15 August 1926, and died in Williamstown, Victoria on 18 January 2024, at the age of 97.[1]
Achievements
[edit]Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event |
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1956 | Olympic Games | Melbourne, Australia | 10th | 20 km |
DSQ | 50 km | |||
1964 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 17th | 50 km |
References
[edit]- ^ "Edward (Ted) James Allsopp". Tribute Archive. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
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- 1926 births
- 2024 deaths
- Australian male racewalkers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Australia
- Sportsmen from Victoria (state)
- Australian Athletics Championships winners
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian athletics biography stubs