Jessica Samantha Walker (born 24 June 1990 in
Brighton
Brighton ( ) is a seaside resort in the city status in the United Kingdom, city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, south of London.
Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age Britain, Bronze Age, R ...
) is a British
sprint canoeist
Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race in specially designed sprint canoes or sprint kayaks on calm water over a short distance. Prior to November 2008, canoe sprint was known as flatwater racing. The term is still in use today ...
who has competed since the late 2000s until present. She came 7th in the
London 2012
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K-1 200m final and 5th in the
K-4 500m final.
She also competed at the
2008
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(
K-2: 500m with
Anna Hemmings) and
2016
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* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
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(
K-1: 200m and
K-4: 500m) Olympics.
She finished 7th in the K-1 200m at the
2011 World Championships.
References
External links
Sports-Reference.com profile
1990 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Brighton
British female canoeists
English female canoeists
Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic canoeists for Great Britain
21st-century English sportswomen
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