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Jim Walker
Personal information
Full nameJames David Campbell Walker
NationalityBritish
Born (1968-08-25) 25 August 1968 (age 55)
Chester, England
Sport
SportRowing

James David Campbell Walker (born 25 August 1968) is a British rower and subsequently climate change campaigner. He won a bronze medal in the Men's Eight event at the 1989 World Rowing Championships and competed for Great Britain in the same boat class at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1] He was also a trialist for the British team for the 2000 Summer Olympics.[2] During his rowing career he competed for clubs including King's School, Chester,[3] University of London Boat Club,[4] Leander Club and Molesey Boat Club.[5] He went on to co-found the international climate change organization The Climate Group in 2004[6][7] and was until October 2023 a Senior Director at the international sustainable energy initiative Sustainable Energy for All.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jim Walker Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  • ^ Will Buckley, "Missing the Boat to Sydney" The Observer, 10 September 2000
  • ^ King's School Herald newsletter "Elite Olympians past and present (page 8)" 2012
  • ^ University of London Boat Club web site "UL Grand Winners and Olympians to row over at HRR" 29 June 2017
  • ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jim Walker Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  • ^ Sir Richard Branson, "Low Carbon Innovation and Leadership" Virgin Group website, April 2014
  • ^ "The Climate Group". 21 October 2004. Archived from the original on 21 October 2004. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  • ^ Sustainable Energy for All web site "Our people"
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