Christopher Walkden
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 18 April 1938 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 28 July 2011 (aged 73) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
| Club | Beckenham SC |
Medal record | |
Christopher Charles Walkden (18 April 1938 – 28 July 2011) was a British swimmer. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit | edit source]At the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Walken participated in the 200 metres breaststroke event.[2]
In May 1958 he took part in the Empire Games trials in Blackpool[3] and subsequently represented the English team[4] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. He competed in the 220 yards breaststroke event and helped England claim the bronze medal in the final of the men's 4 x 110 yards medley relay, with Graham Symonds, Neil McKechnie and Graham Sykes.[5][6]
At the ASA National British Championships he won the 220 yards breaststroke title in 1955, 1956 and 1958.[7][8][9]
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- 1938 births
- 2011 deaths
- Olympic swimmers for Great Britain
- Swimmers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers from Edinburgh
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in swimming
- Swimmers at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- British male breaststroke swimmers
- Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- English male breaststroke swimmers
- 20th-century English sportsmen