Gordon Walker (coach)

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Gordon Walker
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Birth nameGordon David Walker
Born1972
Zimbabwe

Gordon Walker (born c. 1972) is a Zimbabwean-born New Zealand canoe racing coach and former multi sport athlete. He won the Coast to Coast race in 2007, 2009 and 2010. He is currently the head coach of the women's programme at Canoe Racing NZ, a programme that includes Olympic gold-medal winning canoeist Lisa Carrington. He moved to New Zealand from Zimbabwe when he was six years old, along with his two brothers and his parents. At the age of nine, he attended Southwell Boarding School in Hamilton, and at thirteen he attended kings college. He studied at Auckland University and got a bachelor of science. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Gordon Walker claims third Coast to Coast". Stuff . 13 February 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  2. "The most successful partnership in New Zealand sporting history?". The New Zealand Herald . 16 October 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
Awards
Preceded by New Zealand's Coach of the Year
2016, 2017, 2018
2021
Succeeded by
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