Ken Wilmshurst
Kenneth Stanley David Wilmshurst was an Olympic athlete from England.He specialised in the long jump and triple jump events during his career. Born in Calcutta, West Bengal, Wilmshurst represented Great Britain at the 1956 Olympic Games. He claimed gold medals for England in the men's long jump and triple jump events at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He died in Cobham, Surrey, aged 61.
He represented England and won double gold in the long jump and triple jump at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada. Four years later he represented England in the long jump and triple jump at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.
