Jim Walker (rower)
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| Full name | James David Campbell Walker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 August 1968 Chester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | King's School, Chester | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Imperial College London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Molesey Boat Club Leander Club University of London Boat Club Imperial College Boat Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jürgen Gröbler Harry Mahon Bill Mason | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
[edit]James David Campbell Walker (born 25 August 1968) is a British former rower and climate change campaigner.
Rowing career
[edit]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] Imperial College Boat Club, University of London Boat Club,[4] Leander Club and Molesey Boat Club.[5]
Post-sport career
[edit]Together with Dr. Steve Howard and Alison Lucas he went on to co-found the international climate change organization The Climate Group in 2004.[6][7] In 2014 he worked as founding CEO to help establish the We Mean Business coalition, a campaign that worked to mobilize business in support of the United Nations Paris Agreement on climate.[8] He was until October 2023 a Senior Director at the international sustainable energy initiative Sustainable Energy for All.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Steve Howard, "Profiles of Paris: Helping business be a force for good" We Mean Business website, June 2018
- ^ World Rowing web site "Where are they now: Jim Walker" December 2022
- ^ LinkedIn profile "Jim Walker" retrieved July 2024
External links
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