Jonathan Walton

Jonathan Walton (born 6 October 1990) is a British rower. He competed in the men's double sculls event at the 2016 Summer Olympics alongside John Collins.[1][2]

Jonathan Walton
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1990-10-06) 6 October 1990
Leicester, England
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 SarasotaQuadruple sculls
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 LucerneQuadruple sculls

Biography

Walton was born in Leicester and attended Groby Community College and Loughborough University. He started rowing at Leicester Rowing Club where he was coached by Howard Marsh. He represented Great Britain at junior and under-23 level before making his senior world championship debut in 2014. In 2016 he won his first World Cup medal, a silver at Poznan, before making his Olympic debut in Rio. Along with John Collins he finished fifth in the final.[3] He won a silver medal at the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota, Florida, as part of the quadruple sculls with Jack Beaumont, John Collins and Graeme Thomas.[4]

References
  1. "Jonathan Walton". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. "Leicester rower Jonny Walton proud despite just missing out on Rio medal". Leicester Mercury. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  3. "Jonathan 'Jonny' Walton – British Rowing". British Rowing. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  4. "2017 World Championship" (PDF). 2017 World Rowing Championships. World Rowing. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2020.


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