I am looking for information on a past AAA Athlete named John Wetton(Whetton) Where do I look?
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BBC News
Hunt ban gives athlete run around -
The recent ban on fox hunting has left one former Olympic athlete from Nottinghamshire busier then ever.
John Whetton, a 1,500m finalist at the Tokyo and Mexico games is a volunteer runner for the Readyfield Bloodhounds hunt in the East Midlands.
The 64-year-old from Newstead Abbey Park, is chased by hounds over countryside in Notts, Leics and Lincs.
The retired lecturer says the sport is now a hit with hunters who do not want to break the law.
The worst thing that can happen is you get licked to death
John Whetton
"We are not in competition with the fox hunts, but if people have a conscience about the legality of the animal rights issues with fox hunting, and don't want to be in conflict with their friends, they opt to come blood-hounding," he said.
Mr Whetton, who came eighth in the 1964 Olympics and fifth in the Mexico games four years later, says he is not afraid of the dogs but always wants to be first past the finishing line.
He said: "It's a competition. You are competing against them and want to get to the end before they do.
"If they do catch you, the worst thing that can happen is you get licked to death. They are very friendly."
I just googled his name and came up with serveral articles. I spelled his name Whetton and several sits popped up.
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Hi I found this:
John Whetton established such an enviable reputation as an indoor miler, that it is sometimes overlooked that he also produced a number of impressive outdoor performances. Whetton won six consecutive national AAA indoor Mile/1500m titles between 1963 and 1968, a number of them by considerable margins. His early good form led to his selection for the 1964 Tokyo Olympic, where he finished 8th in the 1500m final. The annual European Indoor Championships commenced in 1966, and John won the 1500m title in each of the first three editions. Despite winning both national and international indoor titles in 1966, he was unable to reproduce that degree of superiority in the outdoor season, and failed to qualify for the either the European Championships or Commonwealth Games held that year. It was relatively late in his career that Whetton first won a medal in the AAA outdoor championships, finishing 2nd in the 1 Mile in 1967, before registering his only victory in the same event the following year. He subsequently gained selection for his 2nd Olympic Games at Mexico City in 1968, where he again made the final of the 1500m, this time finishing in 5th place. On 2 August 1969, Whetton finished 2nd in the AAA 1500m to Frank Murphy (Ireland), who John was destined to duel with again 7 weeks later at the European Championships in Athens. In the last lap in the Athens final, held on 20 September, Murphy led a group of four down the back straight, with Whetton at the rear. John eased through a gap with 200 metres remaining to position himself right behind Murphy, before making his challenge approaching the home straight. The two fought each other tooth and nail down the straight, before Whetton just edged ahead to claim victory (see photo above). Whetton's last major international appearance was at the 1970 Commonwealth Games, where he finished 5th in the 1500m final. (Ron Casey)
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