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| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 April 1986[1] Leicester,  United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb; 14.5 st)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport |  Bobsleigh (pilot) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | GB Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Paula Walker (born 23 April 1986) is a British bobsledder who has competed since 2007. Her best World Cup finish was ninth in the two-woman event at Park City, Utah in February 2009.
Walker finished 11th in the two-woman event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Walker, along with Rebekah Wilson, won the world junior bobsleigh title at the Park City track in 2011.[3][4][5] Walker piloted the no.1 sled for Great Britain in the 2010-11 season. [6] [7]
Career
After she served at the British Armed Forces, in the Royal Signals she has started with the sport of bobsleigh at the age of 19.
Paula is still serving in the Royal Signals
Achievements
Her best World Cup finish was ninth in the two-woman event at Park City, Utah in February 2009. Walker finished 11th in the two-woman event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. She won GOLD in Park City and is the 2011 Junior World Champion (the first ever British female to do this.)
References
- ^ a b c http://ljvsm.com/paula_walker.html
- ^ a b Howe, Claire (17 November 2010). "Positive-start-to-season-for-british-bobsleigh-in-america's-cup". LJV Sports Management Ltd. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
- ^ Thompson, Anna (7 February 2011). "Paula Walker wins world junior bobsleigh title". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
- ^ Howe, Claire (8 February 2011). "Britain win Junior World Bobsleigh Championships". Women’s Fitness. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
- ^ Howe, Claire (9 February 2011). "Bobsleigh: Paula Walker and Rebekah Wilson win world junior title". Sport Sister. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
- ^ "Walker sets pace in Bath". Bath Chronicle. 16 September 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ Houlihan, Owen (20 August 2010). "Walker in the driving seat". Wiltshire Times. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
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