Angela Walker (rhythmic gymnast) explained

Angela Walker
Fullname:Angela Gaye Walker
Country:New Zealand
Birth Date:19 March 1967
Birth Place:Auckland, New Zealand
Height:166 cm
(at the 1988 Olympics)
Weight:54 kg
(at the 1988 Olympics)
Discipline:Rhythmic gymnastics
Level:Senior international
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Angela Gaye Walker (married name Subramaniam; born 19 March 1967) is a New Zealand writer and former rhythmic gymnast. She won a gold medal and three bronze medals representing her country at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.

Early life and family

Walker was born in Auckland on 19 March 1967. Her father, Ian Walker, served in the Royal Air Force and Bomber Command during World War II and was a prisoner of war.[1]

Rhythmic gymnastics

Walker competed for New Zealand in the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. There she tied for 32nd place in the preliminary (qualification) round and did not advance to the final.[2]

She later won a gold and three bronze medals competing at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.[3]

Later life

In 1995, Walker married Kannan Subramaniam.[1]

Walker has written biographies of her father, published in 2017, and Dame Yvette Williams (2022).[4]

Published works

Notes and References

  1. News: Book on New Zealand war veteran launched . Venkat . Raman . Indian newslink . 11 April 2022.
  2. Web site: Angela Walker Bio, Stats, and Results — Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418055550/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/angela-walker-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Sports-Reference.com. 2017-01-26.
  3. Web site: New Zealand as the Commonwealth Games host. teara.govt.nz. 2017-02-26.
  4. News: Running on air . 11 April 2022 . Otago Daily Times . Bruce . Munro . 11 April 2022.