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Matt Walker is a British Paralympic swimmer who was born on 25 April, 1978 in Stockport, United Kingdom. He is a four-time Paralympic gold medalist and a world record holder in the S14 classification. He has won a total of nine medals at the Paralympic Games, including four gold medals. Walker began swimming at the age of seven and was soon competing in local and regional competitions. He was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, where he won a bronze medal in the 100m backstroke. He went on to win gold medals in the 100m backstroke and 200m individual medley at the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney. At the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, Walker won gold medals in the 100m backstroke and 200m individual medley, and a silver medal in the 400m freestyle. He also won a bronze medal in the 100m freestyle. At the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, Walker won a gold medal in the 100m backstroke and a silver medal in the 200m individual medley. Walker is currently the world record holder in the S14 classification for the 100m backstroke, 200m individual medley, and 400m freestyle. He is also the European record holder in the 100m backstroke and 200m individual medley. Walker is married to fellow Paralympic swimmer, Claire Cashmore, and they have two children. He is currently the head coach of the City of Manchester Aquatics Club.

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Age 46 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 25 April, 1978
Birthday 25 April
Birthplace Stockport, England
Nationality United Kingdom

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Matt Walker Height, Weight & Measurements

At 46 years old, Matt Walker height is 1.83m .

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2012

In the 2012 Paralympics, within the S7 category, Walker is participating in the 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle, 50m butterfly.

2009

Walker was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours.

2008

Beijing 2008 was Walker's third appearance at a Paralympics, and his most successful to date with five medals won. He medalled in both the 50 and 100 m S7 freestyle events, as he had done in Athens, and picked up medals in butterfly and medley events for the first time, winning silver in the 50 m S7 butterfly, with a European record time of 32.24 seconds, and bronze in the 200 m individual medley SM7. Competing alongside David Roberts, Robert Welbourn and Graham Edmunds, Walker won a gold medal in the 4×100 m freestyle 34 pts for the third time in as many Games. This meant that he has now won eleven Paralympic medals, with all of his silver and bronze medals being won individually and all three of his golds being in relay events.

2004

In the 2004 Summer Paralympics, in Athens, Walker won a further two individual medals, silvers in both the 50 and 100 m S7 freestyle events. He was again part of the gold medal winning 4×100 m freestyle 34 pts relay team, which also included Roberts, Graham Edmunds and Robert Welbourn, that set a new world record of 3:59.62.

2000

Walker competed in the Paralympics for the first time during the 2000 games, in Sydney. In all he took home three medals from these games, a bronze in the 100 m breaststroke SB7, silver in the 50 m freestyle S7 and gold in the 4×100 m freestyle 34 pts. As part of the gold medal winning relay team, which also included Jody Cundy, Giles Long and David Roberts, he set a new world record time of 4:06.85.

1997

Walker's first international medal came with a bronze in the 100 m breaststroke at the 1997 European Championships in Spain. Since then he has gone on to win four further European Championship medals and eight World Championship medals. He also won a bronze medal in the 50 m freestyle and finished fourth in the 100 m freestyle, at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, where he was the only disabled swimmer representing England.

1978

Matthew "Matt" Benedict Walker MBE (born 25 April 1978 in Stockport, England) is a British swimmer who has participated in four Paralympic Games, winning eleven medals. He competes in the S7 (butterfly and freestyle), SM7 (medley) and SB7 (breaststroke) classifications.

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