Ken Wilmshurst
Personal information
Born9 April 1931
Died3 October 1992 (aged 61)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  England
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1954 Vancouver Long jump
Gold medal – first place 1954 Vancouver Triple jump

Kenneth ("Ken") Stanley David Wilmshurst (9 April 1931 – 3 October 1992) was an Olympic athlete from England.

Athletics career

He specialised in the long jump and triple jump events during his career. Born in Calcutta, West Bengal (India), Wilmshurst represented Great Britain at the 1956 Olympic Games for which he also served as athletics captain. He claimed gold medals for England in the men's long jump and triple jump events at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He died in Cobham, Surrey, aged 61.[1]

He represented England and won double gold in the long jump and triple jump at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada.[2][3] Four years later he represented England in the long jump and triple jump at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[4]

He was the series champion, in The Krypton Factor on ITV in 1978.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Ken Wilmshurst profile". Sports-Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. ↑ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ↑ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ↑ "The Krypton Factor 1978 Grand Final". YouTube.


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