John Herbert (athlete)
John Alun Adolphus Herbert (born 20 April 1962) is an English former sportsperson, who represented Great Britain as both a triple jumper and a bobsledder. Competing in athletics, he won the gold medal for England in the triple jump at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh. He represented Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Olympics and 1988 Summer Olympics. He competed in the four-man bobsleigh event at the 1994 Winter Olympics (finishing in eighth place).
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| Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 April 1962 Meadows, Nottingham | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain England | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics /Bobsleigh | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Triple jump | ||||||||||||||
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Since retired from sport he moved into art and media, working with broadcaster ITV and Art of the Olympians, among others.
He was born in Meadows, Nottingham.
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