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Colin Walker (runner)

Colin Frederick Walker is an English former athlete who specialised in the 3000 metres steeplechase who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

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Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1962-10-29) 29 October 1962
Stockton-on-Tees, England
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)1
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
3000 m steeplechase
ClubGateshead Harriers
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Auckland 3,000m steeplechase

Colin Frederick Walker (born 29 October 1962) is an English former athlete who specialised in the 3000 metres steeplechase2 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.345

Walker won the AAAs Championship title four times (1989, 1991–93)6 and the UK Championship title twice (1987, 1992).78 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

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.