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Sir John Walker

John Walker, New Zealand runner holding flowers on a podium 1975

John Walker, a New Zealand track and field runner, holding flowers on a podium after a win in August 1975. In the 2009 New Zealand Queen's Birthday Honours, he was knighted for his services to sport and the community.

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