John Walker (archer)

{{Short description|British Paralympic archer (born 1974)}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|5 September 1974}}

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{{MedalSport|Men's archery}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Paralympic Games}}

{{MedalGold|2016 Rio de Janeiro|Men's W1 individual compound}}

{{MedalGold|2016 Rio de Janeiro|Mixed team compound W1}}

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John Stewart Walker (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.{{cite web | url=http://www.archerygb.org/support/performance/7009.php | title=John Walker | publisher=www.archerygb.org | accessdate=17 September 2016}}{{cite news | url=http://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/2016/09/16/rio-paralympics-2016-newport-archer-john-walker-strikes-gold/ | title=Rio Paralympics 2016: Newport archer John Walker wins gold three years after taking up the sport | work=Shropshire Star | date=16 September 2016 | accessdate=17 September 2016}} He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to archery.

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.{{Cite web|title=John Walker - Shooting {{!}} Paralympic Athlete Profile|url=https://www.paralympic.org/john-walker-0|access-date=2021-08-25|website=International Paralympic Committee|language=en}}

Walker retired from archery in 2019 following a shoulder injury.{{Cite web|date=2019-02-11|title=John Walker retires from archery|url=https://www.archerygb.org/john-walker-retires-from-archery/|access-date=2021-08-25|website=Archery GB|language=en-GB}}