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Australian racewalker
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Swansea
Age
56 years
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Biography
Nicholas "Nick" Mark A'Hern (born 6 January 1969 in Swansea, Wales) is a retired Australian race walker, who won gold medals at the Commonwealth Games in both Victoria (1994) and Kuala Lumpur (1998). He represented his country at three Summer Olympics (1992, 1996 and 2000) and also raced at five editions of the World Championships in Athletics (1991–1999). His best placing on the global stage was fourth in the 20 kilometres race walk at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
On 14 July 2000, A'Hern was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his achievements.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Australia | |||||
| 1988 | World Junior Championships | Sudbury, Canada | 7th | 10,000 m | 42:51.19 |
| 1990 | Goodwill Games | Seattle, United States | 4th | 20,000 m | 1:23:49.90 |
| 1991 | World Race Walking Cup | San Jose, United States | 15th | 20 km | 1:22:21 |
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 20th | 20 km | 1:23:44 | |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 22nd | 20 km | 1:31:39 |
| 1993 | World Race Walking Cup | Monterrey, Mexico | 13th | 20 km | 1:27:11 |
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 24th | 20 km | 1:28:47 | |
| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 1st | 30 km | 2:07:53 |
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 11th | 20 km | 1:23:45 |
| World Race Walking Cup | Beijing, China | 15th | 20 km | 1:23:05 | |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 4th | 20 km | 1:20:31 |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 19th | 20 km | 1:25:46 |
| World Race Walking Cup | Poděbrady, Czech Republic | 12th | 20 km | 1:20:04 | |
| 1998 | Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 1st | 20 km | 1:24.59 |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 26th | 20 km | 1:38:08 |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 10th | 20 km | 1:21:34 |
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