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Wilbert Walker (born 7 January 1985) is a Jamaican triple jumper. His personal best jump is 16.47 metres (indoor), achieved in March 2006 in Boston. He also has 8.13 metres in the long jump, achieved in May 2006 in Emporia.
He finished twelfth at the 2004 World Junior Championships, won the bronze medal at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games and finished eighth at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He recently achieved a new mark of 16.76 in the men's triple jump at the Jamaica national trials in June of this year, he went on to the cac games where he finished fourth with a leap of 16.65 meters.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Jamaica | |||||
| 2001 | CARIFTA Games (U17) | Bridgetown, Barbados | 3rd | Long jump | 6.62m (1.9 m/s) |
| 2003 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 1st | Heptathlon | 4837 pts |
| Pan American Junior Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | 6th | Long jump | 7.17 m | |
| 6th | Triple jump | 14.88 m | |||
| 2004 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Hamilton, Bermuda | 1st | Heptathlon | 4977 pts w |
| 2nd | Long jump | 7.49m w (2.4 m/s) | |||
| 2nd | Triple jump | 15.69 w (2.2 m/s) | |||
| World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 12th | Long jump | 7.10 m | |
| 2005 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 6th | Triple jump | 16.03 m (w) |
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 8th | Triple jump | 16.33 m |
| NACAC U-23 Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 4th | Long jump | 7.65 m | |
| 2nd | Triple jump | 16.18 m | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 11th (q) | Long jump | 7.40 m | |
| 3rd | Triple jump | 16.35 m | |||
| 2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 4th | Triple jump | 16.65 m |
| Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 5th | Triple jump | 16.85 m | |
| 2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 3rd | Triple jump | 16.01 m |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 24th (q) | Triple jump | 15.97 m | |
| 2013 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Morelia, Mexico | 6th | Triple jump | 15.73 m |
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1985 births
Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Jamaica
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