Ronald Walker (weightlifter)
Ronald Walker (22 December 1907 – 25 October 1948) was a British weightlifter and physical culturist. He competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Walker established an Olympic record on the two hands snatch. He has been described the "best heavyweight lifter in England and arguably the world" in the 1930s. During his lifetime Walker held 26 British Heavyweight records. From 1938 he ran a mail order Physical Development Course in London. Walker was a heavy smoker. He died aged 40 from cancer. References 1907 births 1948 deaths British male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Great Britain People associated with physical culture Sportspeople from Leeds Weightlifters at the 1936 Summer Olympics 20th-century British people