WALKER Gavin

13 Oct 1983
37
Male
2.0
ROTHERHAM
 
Great Britain
ROTHERHAM
 
Great Britain

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
WRU Wheelchair Rugby Mixed 1 Gold Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Yoyogi National Stadium
GBR
Great Britain
50
CAN
Canada
47
Finished
Yoyogi National Stadium
GBR
Great Britain
60
NZL
New Zealand
37
Finished
Yoyogi National Stadium
USA
United States
50
GBR
Great Britain
48
Finished
Yoyogi National Stadium
JPN
Japan
49
GBR
Great Britain
55
Finished
Yoyogi National Stadium
USA
United States
49
GBR
Great Britain
54
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocation
Paralympic Games
5Mixed2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championships
4Mixed2018Sydney, NSW, AUS
5Mixed2014Odense, DEN
European Championships
1Mixed2019Vejle, DEN
1Mixed2017Koblenz, GER
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Athlete
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Two daughters
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English
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Paul Shaw [national], GBR
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He began playing wheelchair rugby in 2011 at the Marauders club in Sheffield, England. (gbwr.org.uk, 2015)
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While undergoing rehabilitation at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in England, he was introduced to the sport by Sarah Leighton, a Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby [GBWR] classifier and physiotherapist. "I'd never played rugby before my injury and was more into individual sports such as cycling and running. But having been a firefighter I loved the team environment and rugby fulfilled the part of the job that I used to do before my injury, an aspect I missed." (thestar.co.uk, 22 Jun 2016; gbwr.org.uk, 2015)
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To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (bbc.co.uk, 02 Mar 2017)
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He was named Best 2.0 Class Player at the 2016 Canada Cup in Richmond, British Columbia, and of the 2015/16 British Super Series Division One. (iwrf.com, 26 Jun 2016; gbwr.org.uk, 2016)
Legend
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Gold Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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