James David Campbell Walker (born 25 August 1968) is a British
rower and subsequently
climate change campaigner. He won a bronze medal in the Men's Eight event at the
1989 World Rowing Championships
The 1989 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 2 to 10 September 1989 at Lake Bled near Bled in SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia.
Medal summary
Men's events
Women's events
Medal table
References
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and competed for Great Britain in the same boat class at the
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
and the
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...
.
He was also a trialist for the British team for the
2000 Summer Olympics
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. During his rowing career he competed for clubs including
King's School, Chester,
University of London Boat Club,
Leander Club and
Molesey Boat Club.
He went on to co-found the international climate change organization
The Climate Group in 2004 and was until October 2023 a Senior Director at the international sustainable energy initiative
Sustainable Energy for All
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.
[Sustainable Energy for All web sit]
"Our people"
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1968 births
Living people
British male rowers
Olympic rowers for Great Britain
Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Chester
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