Claiborne Walker
American fencer
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Full name | Claiborne Jay Walker |
Born | (1899-09-21)September 21, 1899 Brooklyn, New York, United States |
Died | April 26, 1927(1927-04-26) (aged 27) Shanghai, China |
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Sport | Fencing |
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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- Claiborne Walker at Olympedia
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