John Walter Tewksbury, in full John Walter Beardsley Tewksbury, (born March 21, 1878, Ashley, Pa., U.S.—died April 24, 1968, Tunkhannock, Pa.), American sprinter who gained 5 medals on the 1900 Olympics in Paris. He earned gold medals within the 200-metre race and the 400-metre hurdles, silver medals within the 100- and 60-metre races, and a bronze within the 200-metre hurdles.
Tewksbury was a member of the observe workforce on the University of Pennsylvania, the place he acquired a level in dentistry. In 1898 and 1899 he captured victories within the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America championships within the 100- and 200-metre dashes. At the Olympic Games in 1900 Tewksbury gained medals in all 5 of the occasions through which he was entered. The most stunning of his medals was the gold within the 400-metre hurdles. Tewksbury was comparatively unfamiliar with the occasion and confronted stiff competitors from Henri Tauzin of France, who had by no means been defeated on this occasion. The race was marked by poor amenities, together with makeshift hurdles constructed from telegraph poles and a water hazard serving as the ultimate hurdle. Tewksbury gained the race in 57.6 sec, simply 0.4 sec in need of the world document and 0.7 sec sooner than Tauzin.