John Nunn
Nunn at the 2003 Pan American Games
Born
February 3, 1978Durango, Colorado , U.S.
Height
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight
78 kg (172 lb)
Country
United States
Sport
Race walking
Club
U.S. Army
Coached by
Enrique Pena
Olympic finals
2004, 2012
Updated on May 16, 2015.
John Hamilton Nunn (born February 3, 1978) is an American race walker . He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics , finishing in 26th place in the men's 20 km event. On January 22, 2012, he qualified to represent the U.S. in the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 50km racewalk . In the Olympics, Nunn finished in 42nd place in a personal best time of 4:03:28.
His personal bests are: 20 km walk 1:22:31, May 8, 2004, in Birštonas , Lithuania and 5 km walk (indoors) 19:26.43 on March 2, 2003, in Boston at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships .
Nunn is a member of the United States Army . While enlisted, Nunn served as a member of its World Class Athlete Program. Having since left the WCAP, Nunn trained as a physician's assistant and commissioned as an officer in the United States Army.
Nunn is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints .
Being a professional baker, Nunn used a portion of his baking profits to bring his daughter Ella with him to the Olympics in London.
Personal bests
Achievements
John Nunn winning the 2012 Olympic Trials in Santee, California
Nunn in 2017
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing the United States
1997
Pan American Junior Championships
La Habana , Cuba
5th
10,000m
46:38.98
2000
NACAC U-25 Championships
Monterrey , Mexico
3rd
20,000m
1:45:37.35
2001
Pan American Race Walking Cup
Cuenca, Ecuador
8th
20 km
1:36:36
3rd
Team (20 km)
26 pts
2002
IAAF World Race Walking Cup
Turin, Italy
—
20 km
DNF
12th
Team (20 km)
149 pts
2003
Pan American Race Walking Cup
Chula Vista, California , United States
17th
20 km
1:32:13
1st
Team (20 km)
13 pts
Pan American Games
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
8th
20 km
1:35:34
2004
IAAF World Race Walking Cup
Naumburg, Germany
50th
20 km
1:26:19
9th
Team (20 km)
111 pts
Olympic Games
Athens, Greece
26th
20 km
1:27:38
2005
Pan American Race Walking Cup
Lima , Perú
16th
20 km
1:29:44
5th
Team (20 km)
49 pts
World Championships
Helsinki, Finland
30th
20 km
1:27:10
2006
IAAF World Race Walking Cup
La Coruña , Spain
71st
20 km
1:31:49
15th
Team (20 km)
163 pts
2007
Pan American Games
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
7th
20 km
1:32.37
Military World Games
Hyderabad , India
9th
20,000m
1:35:51
2008
IAAF World Race Walking Cup
Cheboksary , Chuvashia , Russia
79th
20 km
1:31:47
19th
Team (20 km)
252 pts
2010
US National Championships
Des Moines, Iowa, United States
1st
20,000m
1:29:21.60
2011
Pan American Race Walking Cup
Envigado , Colombia
11th
20 km
1:31:26
2nd
Team (20 km)
39 pts
US National Championships
Eugene, Oregon, United States
2nd
20,000m
1:23:51.73
Pan American Games
Guadalajara , México
8th
20 km
1:26:30 A
2012
Olympic Games
London
43rd
50 km
4:03:28
2013
Pan American Race Walking Cup
Ciudad de Guatemala , Guatemala
24th
20 km
1:36:33 A
4th
Team (20 km)
67 pts
World Championships
Moscow, Russia
46th
50 km
4:34:55
2015
Pan American Race Walking Cup
Arica , Chile
23rd
20 km
1:29:33
7th
Team (20 km)
75 pts
World Championships
Beijing , China
37th
50 km
4:09:44