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Ken Wilmshurst
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Born	9 April 1931
Died	3 October 1992 (aged 61)
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British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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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

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

External links

Ken Wilmshurst at Olympedia
Ken Wilmshurst at Team GB
Ken Wilmshurst at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)

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[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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-'''Kenneth ("Ken") Stanley David Wilmshurst''' (April 9, 1931 &ndash; October 3, 1992) was an [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] athlete from [[England]]. He specialised in the [[triple jump]] and [[long jump]] events during his career.
+'''Kenneth ("Ken") Stanley David Wilmshurst''' (9 April 1931 – 3 October 1992) was an [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] athlete from [[England]].
+==Athletics career==
-Born in [[Calcutta]], [[West Bengal]] ([[India]]) Wilmshurst represented Great Britain at the [[1956 Summer Olympics|1956 Olympic Games]]. He claimed the gold medal for England in the men's triple jump event at the [[1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games]] in [[Vancouver, Canada]]. He died in [[Cobham, Surrey]], aged 61.
+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 Summer Olympics|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/ken-wilmshurst-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042727/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/ken-wilmshurst-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Ken Wilmshurst profile|publisher=Sports-Reference}}</ref>
+He represented [[England at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|England]] and won double [[gold medal|gold]] in the long jump and triple jump at the [[1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games]] in [[Vancouver]], Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/37721|title=Athletes and results|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/vancouver-1954/athletes|title=1954 Athletes|publisher=Team England}}</ref> Four years later he represented [[England at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|England]] in the long jump and triple jump at the [[1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games]] in [[Cardiff]], Wales.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/cardiff-1958/athletes|title=1958 Athletes|publisher=Team England}}</ref>
+He was the series champion, in [[The Krypton Factor]] on [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]] in 1978.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfRGwJ3095Y | title=The Krypton Factor 1978 Grand Final | website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref>
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