James Walker (cyclist)

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James Walker Road cycling
To person
Full name James R. Walker
Date of birth 1897
date of death after 1924
nation South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa
discipline Road cycling, track cycling
Most important successes
Olympic games
1920 silver - tandem race (with Henry Kaltenbrunn )
1920 bronze - Team Pursuit (with Bill Smith , Sammy Goosen and Henry Kaltenbrunn )
Last updated: May 9, 2015

James R. Walker (* 1897 , † after 1924) was a South African racing cyclist .

In 1920 James Walker competed in five different disciplines on the road and rail at the Olympic Games in Antwerp . Together with Henry Kaltenbrunn he won silver in the tandem race . In the team pursuit he won bronze with Kaltenbrunn, Bill Smith and Sammy Goosen .

In the Olympic year, James Walker won four out of five competitions (1/4, 1/2, 5, 10 miles) at the South African Track Championships. In 1922 he became national champion over the five and ten miles, in 1923 over the quarter, half and ten miles and in 1924 over the quarter and ten miles.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ FJG Van der Merwe: Suid-Afrika se deelname aan the Olimpiese spele, 1908-1960 . Potchefstroom: PU vir CHO, 1978.
personal data
SURNAME Walker, James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Walker, James R.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African racing cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH 1897
DATE OF DEATH after 1924