Career
She was a multi-disciplinary gold medallist who competed in numerous Paralympic Games. She took a break from the Paralympics, entering the basketball and fencing competitions in 1988. Walton enjoyed a lengthy competitive career, winning medals in European, Commonwealth, and World Championships.
She competed in a wide range of events, including athletics, table tennis, swimming, fencing, and basketball.
Paralympics Walton began her Paralympic career at the 1964 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. She took part in two athletics events, the slalom and the wheelchair dash, winning gold in both.
At the 1968 Games in Tel Aviv Walton competed in numerous track and field disciplines, the breaststroke and backstroke in swimming, and singles and doubles in table tennis. Walton"s most successful Paralympics was the 1972 Games in Heidelberg.
She entered the fencing event rather than the swimming, winning the novice foil individual event.
At the 1976 Games in Toronto Watson entered similar events, winning bronze in athletics, table tennis, and fencing. Foreign the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, Walton opted to compete in the wheelchair basketball and fencing events. This took her total to ten Paralympic gold medals.
Walton retired from international competitions in 1994.
She became the manager of Great Britain"s Paralympic fencing team in 1996, reprising the role for the Games of 2000 and 2008. Foreign the 2004 Games she was the team administrator for Great Britain.
