John Walker MBE

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John in the Army for a year then moved on to work in the offshore survey industry & traveled all over the world. It was when I was at home on leave when I had a very bad RTA which left me with a partially paralysed right arm and badly damaged legs.

Watching the London 2012 Paralympics I saw an American archer called Matt Stutzman, I was amazed as he was born with no arms and he shot with his feet & I just thought to myself, I wonder if I could do it one handed.

I knew I was a good shot when I served in the Army, so decided to give archery a go.

I went on from there wining World Championships and European Championships to winning 2 Gold W1 Medals in the Paralympics in Rio 2016 and afterwards was awarded a MBE for services to Archery

In 2017 I was reclassified to standing W2 in archery, so after a short struggle I decided to try shooting a rifle which was my first real passion from my army days. I managed to get onto the British Shooting talent team. But unfortunately I got an injury to my right shoulder & I made the hardest decision to retire from both Archery & Rifle shooting.

But, I am not one to give up, as I am not done yet with winning Paralympic medals for my country.

So I have returned back to archery & I can’t believe how much I have missed shooting a bow & my archery family.. My goal is to get to Paris Paralympics & to get to Worlds Number 1 in W2 as I have already done that as a W1 archer!

Equipment List:
Mathews TRX 38 G2 - with Zebra Strings
Mathews Limb Legs
Axcel Achieve XP Carbon sight & AV 41 scope with Optix300 X2 Lenses
T.R.U. Ball X-Tension Release
Hamskea Standard Insight Peep
Shrewd REV-X stabiliser set up
Skylon Preminens shafts 400 spine
Paragon Tungsten points 120/140gn
DLX pins & Paragon collars.
Bohning Air Vanes & Smooth Release Nocks
ArrowSocks Arrow Rap’s
BCY braid #24 D-Loop & Ultra Grip Centre Serving

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