Following a motorcycle accident in 2011, Walker sustained spinal cord injuries that left him with a partially paralysed right arm and multiple injuries. As a result, Walker uses a wheelchair.[4]
Walker retired from archery in 2019 following a shoulder injury.[5]
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^"Rio Paralympics 2016: Newport archer John Walker wins gold three years after taking up the sport". Shropshire Star. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
^"John Walker - Shooting | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
^"John Walker retires from archery". Archery GB. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
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john, walker, archer, john, stewart, walker, born, september, 1974, disabled, british, archer, gold, medals, individual, compound, mixed, team, compound, 2016, summer, paralympics, janeiro, appointed, member, order, british, empire, 2017, year, honours, servic. John Stewart Walker MBE 1 born 5 September 1974 is a disabled British archer He won the 2 gold medals in the men s W1 individual compound and the mixed team compound W1 at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro 2 3 He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire MBE in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to archery 1 John WalkerMBEPersonal informationBorn5 September 1974 1974 09 05 age 49 Medal record Men s archeryRepresenting Great BritainParalympic Games2016 Rio de Janeiro Men s W1 individual compound2016 Rio de Janeiro Mixed team compound W1Following a motorcycle accident in 2011 Walker sustained spinal cord injuries that left him with a partially paralysed right arm and multiple injuries As a result Walker uses a wheelchair 4 Walker retired from archery in 2019 following a shoulder injury 5 References edit a b New Year s Honours list 2017 PDF Gov uk Government Digital Service 30 December 2016 p 89 Retrieved 31 December 2016 John Walker www archerygb org Retrieved 17 September 2016 Rio Paralympics 2016 Newport archer John Walker wins gold three years after taking up the sport Shropshire Star 16 September 2016 Retrieved 17 September 2016 John Walker Shooting Paralympic Athlete Profile International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 25 August 2021 John Walker retires from archery Archery GB 11 February 2019 Retrieved 25 August 2021 nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to a British archery figure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Paralympic medalist of Great Britain is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Walker archer amp oldid 1156331448, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
