Josef Walter


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.

Josef Walter
Country represented Switzerland
Born(1901-12-01)1 December 1901
DiedJuly, 1973
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Olympic Games
1936 Berlin Floor exercise
1936 Berlin Team all-around
World Championships
1934 BudapestTeam[1]
1934 BudapestParallel bars[1]: 65 

References
  1. 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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