Ronald Walker
22nd December 1907 -
25th October 1948

Yorkshire born Ron Walker was an Olympic Weightlifter who, in his lifetime, held 26 British Heavyweight records.

From 1938 he ran a postal Physical Development Course in London.

After years of deteriorating health starting in 1940 he finally succumbed to cancer of the stomach and died in 1948.

He is still held in very high regard in the world of weightlifting.