Josef Walter (1 December 1901 – July 1973[2]) was a Swiss gymnast and Olympic medalist. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin where he received a silver medal in floor exercise.[3] He was among the non-scoring members of the Swiss team that won silver medals in the team all-around event at the 1936 Olympics. (Teams had eight members, and the six best scores counted in the team competition).[4] Additionally, he competed at the 1934 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships where he helped his Swiss team to the gold medal, also winning individual silver on the parallel bars apparatus.
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Country represented | Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1 December 1901 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Died | July, 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ a b Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (2005). "125th Anniversary - The story goes on..." (PDF). FIG. p. 64.
- ^ "Olympedia – Josef Walter".
- ^ "1936 Summer Olympics – Berlin, Germany – Gymnastics". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
- ^ "Josef Walter". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2009.