Colin Walker (athlete)

Colin Walker
Personal information
Born	(1962-10-29) 29 October 1962 Stockton-on-Tees, England, United Kingdom
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 in Stockton-on-Tees) is a retired English athlete who specialised in the 3000 metres steeplechase.^[2] He represented Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics as well as two World Championships.

His personal best in the event is 8:25.15 set in Birmingham in 1992.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Great Britain and 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
1990	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
1992	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
1994	World Cup	London, United Kingdom	4th	3000 m s'chase	8:41.14

UK National Championship winners in men's 3000 metres steeplechase

1977-1997	1977 Tony Staynings 1978 Dennis Coates 1979 Gordon Rimmer 1980 Tony Staynings 1981 Kevin Capper 1982 Roger Hackney 1983 David Lewis 1984 Paul Davies-Hale 1985-86 Kevin Capper 1987 Colin Walker 1988-89 Neil Smart 1990 Ken Penney 1991 Peter McColgan 1992 Colin Walker 1993 Spencer Duval 1997 Rob Hough

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