Jonathan Walton
Jonathan Walton (born 6 October 1990) is a British rower. He competed in the men's double sculls event at the 2016 Summer Olympics alongside John Collins.[1][2]
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| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 October 1990 Leicester | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Walton was born in Leicester and attended Groby Community College and Loughborough University. He started rowing at Leicester Rowing Club where he was coached by Howard Marsh. He represented Great Britain at junior and under-23 level before making his senior world championship debut in 2014. In 2016 he won his first World Cup medal, a silver at Poznan, before making his Olympic debut in Rio. Along with John Collins he finished fifth in the final.[3]
References
- "Jonathan Walton". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- "Leicester rower Jonny Walton proud despite just missing out on Rio medal". Leicester Mercury. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- "Jonathan 'Jonny' Walton – British Rowing". British Rowing. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
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