Chris Walker-Hebborn

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 (age 34)
Enfield, London
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubUniversity of Bath
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kazan 4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal – second place 2017 Budapest 4x100 m medley
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2014 Doha 4×50 m mixed medley
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Berlin 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2014 Berlin 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2014 Berlin 4×100 m mixed medley
Gold medal – first place 2016 London 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2016 London 4×100 m mixed medley
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Berlin 50 m backstroke
European Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2013 Herning 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2015 Netanya 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Netanya 100 m backstroke
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow 4×100 m freestyle

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.[1]

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.

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chris Walker-Hebborn". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.