Colin Walker (runner)

Colin Walker

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Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1962-10-29) 29 October 1962 (age 62) Stockton-on-Tees, England
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	3000 m steeplechase
Club	Gateshead Harriers
Medal record Athletics Representing   England Commonwealth Games 1990 Auckland 3,000m steeplechase

Colin Frederick Walker (born 29 October 1962) is an English former athlete who specialised in the 3000 metres steeplechase ^[2] who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Born in Stockton-on-Tees, 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]}

Walker won the AAAs Championship title four times (1989, 1991–93) ^[6] and the UK Championship title twice (1987, 1992). ^{[7] [8]} 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

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)

References

1. Sports-Reference profile
2. Colin Walker at World Athletics
3. "1990 Athletes". Team England.
4. "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
5. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
6. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
7. "AAA Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
8. "UK Championships". GBR Athletics. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.