John Drummond Walker (4 January 1891 – 22 July 1952) was a British rowing
coxswain
The coxswain ( or ) is the person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering. The etymology of the word gives a literal meaning of "boat servant" since it comes from ''cock'', referring to the wiktionary:cockboat, cockboat, a ...
who competed in the
1912 Summer Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he ...
.
Walker was born in
Oxford
Oxford () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and non-metropolitan district in Oxfordshire, England, of which it is the county town.
The city is home to the University of Oxford, the List of oldest universities in continuou ...
, the son of Rev. Edward Newburn Walker, senior tutor of
The Queen's College, Oxford
The Queen's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford, England. The college was founded in 1341 by Robert de Eglesfield in honour of Philippa of Hainault, queen of England. It is distinguished by its predominantly neoclassi ...
, and his wife Gertrude May Hamilton. He was educated at
New College, Oxford
New College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1379 by Bishop William of Wykeham in conjunction with Winchester College as New College's feeder school, New College was one of the first col ...
.
Walker was the coxswain of the New College
eight which won the silver medal for Great Britain
rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics featured four events, for men only. All races were held in Djurgårdsbrunnsviken from Thursday to Saturday, 17 to 19 July.
Medal summary
Bronze medals
Bronze medals were not awarded to the losing semi fin ...
.
In 1918, Walker was in the Naval Sea Transport Branch,
Ministry of Shipping, when he was awarded the
MBE.
Supplement to the London Gazette, 7 January, 1918
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1891 births
1952 deaths
Alumni of New College, Oxford
British male rowers
Olympic rowers for Great Britain
Rowers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
Olympic medalists in rowing
Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
British coxswains (rowing)
Sportspeople from Oxford
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