| John Allen | |
| Full Name: | John William Allen |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Racewalking |
| Birth Date: | 15 January 1926 |
| Birth Place: | Buffalo, New York, United States |
| Death Place: | San Bernardino, California, California |
John William Allen (January 15, 1926 - September 16, 2006) was an American racewalker. He competed in the men's 50 kilometres walk at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1]
Allen also served in the United States Navy during World War II as a radio operator on a ship in the Pacific.[2]