Colin Frederick Walker (born 29 October 1962) is an English former athlete who specialised in the

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Athletics career

Walker represented Great Britain at the 1992 Olympic Games, at the World Championships in 1991 and 1993, and won a

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representing

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at the

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. Born in

Stockton-on-Tees Stockton-on-Tees, often simply referred to as Stockton, is a market town in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees in County Durham, England. It is on the northern banks of the River Tees, part of the Teesside built-up area. The town had an estimated ...

, Walker won the AAAs Championship title four times (1989, 1991–93) and the

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title twice (1987, 1992). His personal best in the event is 8:25.15, set when winning the AAAs Championships (incorporating the Olympic trial) in Birmingham in 1992.

International competitions

References

Living people 1962 births Sportspeople from Stockton-on-Tees British male steeplechase runners English male steeplechase runners Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games {{England-athletics-bio-stub