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Josef Walter
Country represented  Switzerland
Born(1901-12-01)1 December 1901
DiedJuly, 1973
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1936 Berlin Floor exercise
Silver medal – second place 1936 Berlin Team all-around
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1934 Budapest Team [1]
Silver medal – second place 1934 Budapest Parallel bars [1]: 65 


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.

References

  1. ^ a b Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (2005). "125th Anniversary - The story goes on..." (PDF). FIG. p. 64.
  2. ^ "Olympedia – Josef Walter".
  3. ^ "1936 Summer Olympics – Berlin, Germany – Gymnastics". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
  4. ^ "Josef Walter". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Josef Walter
Country represented  Switzerland
Born(1901-12-01)1 December 1901
DiedJuly, 1973
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1936 Berlin Floor exercise
Silver medal – second place 1936 Berlin Team all-around
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1934 Budapest Team [1]
Silver medal – second place 1934 Budapest Parallel bars [1]: 65 


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.

References

  1. ^ a b Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (2005). "125th Anniversary - The story goes on..." (PDF). FIG. p. 64.
  2. ^ "Olympedia – Josef Walter".
  3. ^ "1936 Summer Olympics – Berlin, Germany – Gymnastics". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
  4. ^ "Josef Walter". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2009.

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