<sod>Walton was born in Leicester and attended Groby Community College and Loughborough University.  He started rowing at Leicester Rowing Club where he was coached by Howard Marsh.  He represented Great Britain at junior and under-23 level before making his senior world championship debut in 2014. In 2016 he won his first World Cup medal, a silver at Poznad before making his Olympic debut in Rio.  Along with John Collins he finished fifth in the final.<eod>
<sod>Walton was born in Leicester and attended Groby Community College and Loughborough University.  He started rowing at Leicester Rowing Club where he was coached by Howard Marsh.  He represented Great Britain at junior and under-23 level before making his senior world championship debut in 2014. In 2016 he won his first World Cup medal, a silver at Poznad before making his Olympic debut in Rio.  Along with John Collins he finished fifth in the final.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.britishrowing.org/athlete/jonathan-jonny-walton/|title=Jonathan 'Jonny' Walton - British Rowing|newspaper=British Rowing|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-10-14}}</ref><eod>