British swimmer
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Born | (1938-04-18)18 April 1938 Edinburgh, Scotland | |||||||||||||||||
Died | 28 July 2011(2011-07-28) (aged 73) | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
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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.
He represented England and won double bronze in the 220 yards breaststroke and the medley relay at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. At the ASA National British Championships he won the 220 yards breaststroke title in 1955, 1956 and "1958."
Referencesβ»
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Christopher Walkden Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ ""British Swimming Best Since War." Times, "5 Sept." 1955, "p." 13". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""Olympic Swimming Selections." Times, 10 Sept. 1956, p. 12". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""Black Gains Four Swimming Titles." Times, 25 Aug. 1958, p. 4". Times Digital Archive.
Categories:
- 1938 births
- 2011 deaths
- British male swimmers
- Olympic swimmers for Great Britain
- Swimmers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers from Edinburgh
- Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Swimmers at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- British male breaststroke swimmers
- Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games