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Jack Mortland

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Jack Mortland
Personal information
Full nameJohn Eggart "Jack" Mortland
NationalityAmerican
Born (1935-01-23) January 23, 1935 (age 90)
Galion, Ohio, United States
Height5 ft 10.5 in (179 cm)
Weight134 lb (61 kg)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventRacewalking

John Eggart "Jack" Mortland (born January 23, 1935) is an American racewalker. He competed in the men's 20 kilometres walk at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]

Mortland started a small newsletter the Ohio Race Walker in 1965 together with Jack Blackburn. He eventually took over and published it himself until 2016.[1][2]

Personal bests

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References

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  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jack Mortland Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  2. ^ The Ohio Race Walker archive