Jonathan Walton (born 6 October 1990) is a British rower. He competed in the men's double sculls event at the

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alongside John Collins.

Biography

Walton was born in Leicester and attended Groby Community College and

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. He started rowing at Leicester Rowing Club where he was coached by Howard Marsh. He represented Great Britain at junior and under-23 level before making his senior world championship debut in 2014. In 2016 he won his first World Cup medal, a silver at Poznan, before making his Olympic debut in Rio. Along with John Collins he finished fifth in the final. He won a silver medal at the

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, as part of the quadruple sculls with Jack Beaumont, John Collins and Graeme Thomas.

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* 1990 births Living people British male rowers Olympic rowers for Great Britain Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain 21st-century British sportsmen {{UK-rowing-bio-stub