Chris Walker-Hebborn

Christopher James Walker-Hebborn (born 1 July 1990) is an English swimmer who competed for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal at the latter.

Chris Walker-Hebborn
Walker-Hebborn in 2015
Personal information
Full nameChristopher James Walker-Hebborn
Nickname"Chris"
National team Great Britain
Born (1990-07-01) 1 July 1990
Enfield, London
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubUniversity of Bath
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro4×100 m medley
World Championships (LC)
2015 Kazan4×100 m mixed medley
2017 Budapest4x100 m medley
World Championships (SC)
2014 Doha4×50 m mixed medley
European Championships
2014 Berlin100 m backstroke
2014 Berlin4×100 m medley
2014 Berlin 4×100 m mixed medley
2016 London4×100 m medley
2016 London4×100 m mixed medley
2014 Berlin50 m backstroke
European Championships (SC)
2013 Herning100 m backstroke
2015 Netanya50 m backstroke
2015 Netanya100 m backstroke
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow100 m backstroke
2014 Glasgow4×100 m medley
2010 Delhi4×100 m medley
2014 Glasgow4×100 m freestyle

A successful youth and junior athlete, Walker-Hebborn achieved a breakout year in 2014, winning two Commonwealth Games titles and three European Championship titles, including the Commonwealth Games and European Championships 100-metre backstroke gold medals.

A key member of the England and Great Britain medley relay teams, he formed part of the world record breaking, world title winning Great Britain mixed medley team at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships. He also won gold medals as part of the England men's medley relay at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, and both men's and mixed medlay relay teams at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships, again with Great Britain. In 2016 he was part of the Great Britain team to retain both the men's and mixed medley relay titles, his fourth and fifth European golds. At the 2016 Rio Olympics he won a silver medal as part of the men's 4 × 100 m medley relay.

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