Art Walker

Arthur Franklin Walker (born 9 September 1941) is a retired American triple jumper, who participated at the Olympic Games in Mexico 1968 and Munich 1972.

Walker competed for the Morehouse Maroon Tigers track and field team in the NCAA.

He was the best American triple jumper in the end of the 1960s, won four consecutive Mt. San Antonio College titles (from 1965 to 1968), three national titles (1965, 1966, and 1968), and one indoor national title in 1967.

He took part at the 1965 Summer Universiade in Budapest, ending at 5th place.

Art Walker improved for three times the US record of triple jump, increasing it by more than one foot compared to the previous record.

He took part also at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, ending at 29th place.