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| Born | 29 October 1962 Stockton-on-Tees, England, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 3000 m steeplechase | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Gateshead Harriers | ||||||||||||||
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Colin Frederick Walker (born 29 October 1962) is an English former athlete who specialised in the 3000 metres steeplechase. [2]
Walker represented Great Britain at the 1992 Olympic Games, at the World Championships in 1991 and 1993, and won a bronze medal representing England at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. [3] [4] [5]
Born in Stockton-on-Tees, Walker won the AAAs Championship title four times (1989, 1991–93) and the UK Championship title twice (1987, 1992). [6] [7] His personal best in the event is 8:25.15, set when winning the AAAs Championships (incorporating the Olympic trial) in Birmingham in 1992.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Great Britain /  England | |||||
| 1989 | European Indoor Championships | The Hague, Netherlands | 16th (h) | 3000 m | 8:17.02 |
| 1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 3rd | 3000 m s'chase | 8:26.50 |
| European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 16th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:26.95 | |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 19th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:30.69 |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 17th (sf) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:34.82 |
| World Cup | Havana, Cuba | 6th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:47.61 | |
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 23rd (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:36.22 |
| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 4th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:27.78 |
| World Cup | London, United Kingdom | 4th | 3000 m s'chase | 8:41.14 | |
| (#) Indicates overall position in qualifying heats (h) or semifinals (sf) | |||||
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