Claiborne Jay Walker (September 21, 1899 – April 26, 1927) was an American fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1] A graduate of the United States Naval Academy in 1917, Walker committed suicide by shooting himself aboard the destroyer USS McCormick in Shanghai in 1927.[2]
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Full name | Claiborne Jay Walker |
Born | Brooklyn, New York, United States | September 21, 1899
Died | April 26, 1927 Shanghai, China | (aged 27)
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Sport | Fencing |
References
edit- ^ "Claiborne Walker Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ^ "Claiborne Walker". Olympedia. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
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