Alex Wright (race walker)

For other people with the same name, see Alexander Wright (disambiguation).

Alex Wright
Personal information
NationalityBritish/Irish
Born (1990-12-19) 19 December 1990
London, England
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Sportracewalking
Event(s)10 km walk
20 km walk
50 km walk
ClubLeevale Athletics Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)10km: 40:04.29
20 km: 1:20:50
50km: 3:48:31

Alex Wright (born 19 December 1990) is an London born, Irish race walker. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Wright, born in London, attended Brymore Academy where he began his racewalking career.

He represented England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, where he placed 13th at the 20 kilometres walk.[2]

He finished 31st at the 2013 World Championships.[3]

Wright was three-times British 5000 metres walk metres champion after winning the British Athletics Championships in 2010, 2012 and 2013.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Delhi 2010 Team". Team England. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Alex Wright – Athlete Profile". International Association of Athletics Federations. 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  4. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  5. ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 17 July 2025.


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