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Ronald Walker (weightlifter)

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Ronald Walker
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born(1907-12-22)22 December 1907
Leeds, England
Died25 October 1948(1948-10-25) (aged 40)
Leeds, England
Sport
SportWeightlifting

Ronald Walker (22 December 1907 – 25 October 1948) was a British weightlifter and physical culturist. He competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]

Walker established an Olympic record on the two hands snatch.[2] He has been described the "best heavyweight lifter in England and arguably the world" in the 1930s.[3] During his lifetime Walker held 26 British Heavyweight records.[4] From 1938 he ran a mail order Physical Development Course in London.[4]

Walker was a heavy smoker. He died aged 40 from cancer.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ronald Walker Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  2. ^ Kirkley, George. (1957). Modern Weightlifting. Faber. p. 23
  3. ^ Radley, Alan Stuart. (2001). The Illustrated History of Physical Culture: The Muscular Ideal. Alan Radley. p. 96. ISBN 978-0953994502
  4. ^ a b "The Ronald Walker Championship Course". rippeder.com. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  5. ^ "Ronald Walker". legendarystrength.com. Retrieved June 27, 2020.