Ken Matthews

Kenneth Joseph Matthews  (21 June 1934 – 3 June 2019) was a British racewalker. He was born in Birmingham. He won the gold medal in 20 km walk at the 1964 Summer Olympics, Tokyo. He also won the gold medal in the same event at the European Athletics Championships in 1962. He was added to the England Athletics Hall of Fame in 2011.

Matthews died on 3 June 2019, at the age of 84. 

References

Other websites

Ken Matthews  at Sports-Reference.com

Category:1934 births
Category:2019 deaths
Category:British athletes
Category:Racewalkers
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Great Britain
Category:Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Category:Members of the Order of the British Empire
Category:Sportspeople from Birmingham