Colin Walker (runner)
Personal information | |
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Born |
Stockton-on-Tees, England, United Kingdom | 29 October 1962
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] |
Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 3000 m steeplechase |
Club | Gateshead Harriers |
Colin Frederick Walker (born 29 October 1962) is an English former athlete who specialised in the 3000 metres steeplechase.[2] He 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.
Born in Stockton-on-Tees, Walker won the AAAs Championship title four times (1989, 1991–93) and the UK Championship title twice (1987, 1992).[3][4] 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 |
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Representing | |||||
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
- ↑ Sports-Reference profile
- ↑ Colin Walker at IAAF
- ↑ "AAA Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ↑ "UK Championships". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
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