Christopher Walker
Athlete Bio#
Age
24
Hometown
Atlanta, GA
Education
Sophomore psychology major at Columbia University, Graduate of Rivers Academy (2019)
Clubs: Nellya Fencers, Peter Westbrook Foundation and Columbia University
Coach: Terrence Lasker
Family: Parents Crystal Williams and Leonard Walker, brother Alex Walker
Hobbies: Reading, traveling, video games, ping pong, cooking and baking, hanging with friends and learning about nature (loves animals)
How He Started Fencing: Summer Camp
Something People Might be Surprised to Know: He didn't know he was allergic to apples until he was 17
Current U.S. Ranking: No. 3 (Junior), No. 10 (Senior)
Current World Ranking: No. 10 (Junior)
Junior World Championship Teams: 2021, 2020, 2019 (Bronze - Team)
Cadet World Championship Teams: 2018, 2017 (Silver - Individual)
Coach: Terrence Lasker
Family: Parents Crystal Williams and Leonard Walker, brother Alex Walker
Hobbies: Reading, traveling, video games, ping pong, cooking and baking, hanging with friends and learning about nature (loves animals)
How He Started Fencing: Summer Camp
Something People Might be Surprised to Know: He didn't know he was allergic to apples until he was 17
Current U.S. Ranking: No. 3 (Junior), No. 10 (Senior)
Current World Ranking: No. 10 (Junior)
Junior World Championship Teams: 2021, 2020, 2019 (Bronze - Team)
Cadet World Championship Teams: 2018, 2017 (Silver - Individual)
Results
2021:
- Fourth - Junior World Championships (Team)
- 22nd - Junior World Championships (Individual)
2020:
- Gold - Dourdan Junior World Cup
- Gold - January North American Cup (Division I)
- Silver - January North American Cup (Junior)
2019:
- Gold - Junior Pan American Championships (Team)
- Silver - Sochi Junior World Cup (Team)
- Bronze - Junior World Championships (Team)
- Bronze - Phoenix Junior World Cup (Individual)
- Fifth - Junior Pan American Championships (Individual)
- Fifth - Phoenix Junior World Cup (Team)
- Ninth - October North American Cup (Division I)
- 10th - Junior World Championships (Individual)
- 12th - Plovdiv Junior World Cup
- 12th - January North American Cup (Junior)
- 17th - July Challenge (Junior)
- 17th - December North American Cup (Division I)
- 21st - July Challenge (Division I)
- 51st - Dourdan Junior World Cup
2018:
- Gold - Moedling Cadet European Cup
- Gold - Junior Pan American Championships (Team)
- Silver - Junior Pan American Championships (Individual)
- Silver - November North American Cup (Junior)
- Silver - January North American Cup (Junior)
- Bronze - Phoenix Junior World Cup
- Bronze - Dourdan Junior World Cup (Team)
- Bronze - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
- Seventh - Sochi Junior World Cup
- Seventh - October North American Cup (Division I)
- 10th - Dormagen Junior World Cup
- 10th - July Challenge (Junior)
- 12th - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I)
- 18th - January North American Cup (Division I)
- 26th - Cadet World Championships
- 33rd - July Challenge (Division I)
- 35th - Dourdan Junior World Cup (Individual)
2017:
- Gold - November North American Cup (Junior)
- Silver - Cadet World Championships (Individual)
- Fifth - Cadet World Championships (Mixed Team)
- Fifth - October North American Cup (Division I)
- Fifth - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I)
- Ninth - July Challenge (Cadet)
- 13th - January North American Cup (Junior)
- 13th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
- 15th - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
- 18th - Phoenix Junior World Cup
- 21st - Eislingen Cadet European Cup
- 21st - July Challenge (Junior)
- 25th - Dourdan Junior World Cup
- 27th - July Challenge (Division I)
- 30th - Konin Cadet European Cup
- 44th - Plovdiv Junior World Cup
- 61st - January North American Cup (Division I)
2016:
- Gold - November North American Cup (Cadet)
- Silver - Konin Cadet European Cup
- Bronze - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Junior)
- Sixth - July Challenge (Junior)
- Sixth - October North American Cup (Cadet)
- Eighth - November North American Cup (Junior)
- Ninth - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
- Ninth - July Challenge (Cadet)
- 10th - March North American Cup (Y14)
- 11th - Sosnowiec Junior World Cup
- 12th - Eislingen Cadet European Cup
- 12th - October North American Cup (Division I)
- 15th - July Challenge (Division I)
- 17th - USA Fencing National Championships (Division I)
- 43rd - January North American Cup (Division I)
- 47th - Dormagen Junior World Cup
- 49th - Phoenix Junior World Cup
- 55th - January North American Cup (Junior)
2015:
- Bronze - April North American Cup (Y14)
- Bronze - November North American Cup (Y14)
- Bronze - November North American Cup (Cadet)
- 10th - Eislingen Cadet European Cup
- 18th - Godollo Cadet European Cup
- 22nd - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
- 23rd - October North American Cup (Cadet)
- 32nd - USA Fencing Junior Olympic Championships (Cadet)
- 40th - November North American Cup (Junior)
- 59th - July Challenge (Cadet)
- 61st - July Challenge (Junior)
- 62nd - Konin Cadet European Cup
2014:
- Gold - July North American Cup (Y12)
- Bronze - March North American Cup (Y12)
- Fifth - November North American Cup (Y14)
- 18th - July North American Cup (Cadet)
- 23rd - USA fencing National Championships (Y14)
- 25th - Konin Cadet European Cup
- 25th - November North American Cup (Cadet)
- 26th - March North American Cup (Y14)
- 33rd - October North American Cup (Cadet)
2013:
- Bronze - April North American Cup (Y12)
- 12th - July North American Cup (Y12)
- 42nd - April North American Cup (Y14)
- 55th - October North American Cup (Y14)
- 57th - October North American Cup (Cadet)
- 61st - USA Fencing National Championships (Y14)
2012:
- Silver - Pan American Youth Championships (Y10)
- Silver - July North American Cup (Y10)
- Bronze - April North American Cup (Y10)
- Sixth - Pan American Youth Championships (Y12)
- Seventh - Pan American Youth Championships (Y14)
- 16th - April North American Cup (Y12)
- 48th - July North American Cup (Y12)
2011:
- Silver - North American Cup E (Y10)
- Bronze - Pan American Youth Championships (Y10)
- 17th - North American Cup F (Y10)
2010:
- 24th - North American Cup G (Y10)