Robert Walker (rower)

Walker made his Australian representative debut in a coxless pair at the 1994 World Rowing Championships in Indianapolis rowing with Richard Wearne. They rowed to a third placing and a bronze medal.^[5] They stayed together into 1995 and continued to be coached by Harald Jahrling. At the 1995 World Rowing Championships in Tampere they took silver finishing second behind the formidable British crew of Redgrave and Pinsent.^[5]

In the 1996 Olympic year, Walker moved into the seven seat of the Australian men's eight. At Atlanta 1996 with Walker and Wearne in the stern end, the Australian eight made a sixth place finish.^[5] In 1997 Walker moved into the bow seat of the eight. He raced in the eight at two World Rowing Cups in Europe that year and then at the Henley Royal Regatta as an Australian Institute of Sport crew they contested and won the 1997 Grand Challenge Cup. The eight then raced at the 1997 World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette where they took a bronze medal.^[5]

• Robert Walker at World Rowing