Allan Wells
Olympic athlete
1952 –
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Who is Allan Wells?
Allan Wipper Wells MBE is a former Scottish and British multi title winning athlete. He became Olympic Champion in the 100 metres at the USA boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Within a fortnight he took on and beat America's best sprinters at an invitational meeting in Koblenz. In 1981, Wells was both the Golden Sprints and World Cup gold medalist. He is also a three-time European Cup gold medalist among many other sprint successes.
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- Born
- May 3, 1952
Edinburgh - Spouses
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- Liberton High School
- Lived in
- Edinburgh
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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