Fitzloyd Walker
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| Nationality | Jamaican and British | |||||||||||||
| Born | 7 March 1959 Jamaica | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||
| Club | Manchester YMCA | |||||||||||||
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Fitzloyd 'Fitz' Dean Walker (born 7 March 1959) is a male Jamaican born retired wrestler, who competed for Great Britain and England.
Wrestling career[]
Walker competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics, the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1] He represented Jamaica in the 68kg lightweight division, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[2] Four years later he represented his new nation England in the 74kg welterweight division and finished in sixth place, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[3] He represented England and won a bronze medal in the 74kg welterweight division, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[4][5]
References[]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fitzloyd Walker Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "1978 Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
External links[]
- Fitz Walker at Olympedia
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