New Zealand rhythmic gymnast
Angela Walker Walker (now Subramaniam) in 2020
Full name Angela Gaye Walker Born (1967-03-19 ) 19 March 1967 (age 57) Auckland , New ZealandHeight 166 cm (5 ft 5 in)(at the 1988 Olympics) Weight 54 kg (119 lb)(at the 1988 Olympics) Spouse
Kannan Subramaniam
(
m. 1995)
Discipline Rhythmic gymnastics Country represented New Zealand Level Senior international
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.[ 1] Royal Air Force and Bomber Command during World War II and was a prisoner of war.[ 2]
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.[ 1]
She later won a gold and three bronze medals competing at the 1990 Commonwealth Games .[ 3]
Later life
In 1995, Walker married Kannan Subramaniam.[ 2]
Walker has written biographies of her father, published in 2017, and Dame Yvette Williams (2022).[ 4]
Published works
Walker, Angela (2017). From Battle of Britain Airman to POW Escapee: The Story of Ian Walker RAF . Pen & Sword. ISBN 9781473890725 Walker, Angela (2022). Ideals like Stars: The Dame Yvette Williams Story . David Bateman. ISBN 9781776890279
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