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John always loved sport, he originally wanted to be a tennis player, but later started running. Some people helped him to discover his talent and so he pursued it

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New Zealand's John Walker won 1 Olympic gold medal, that in men's 1500 meter run at the 1976 Summer Games in Montreal.


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