Hans Walter

Hans Walter
Personal information
Born9 August 1889
Died14 January 1967(1967-01-14) (aged 77)
Stansstad, Switzerland
Sport
SportRowing
ClubGrasshopper Club Zürich
RC Lausanne
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Switzerland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1920 AntwerpCoxed four
Gold medal – first place1924 ParisCoxed four
Bronze medal – third place1924 ParisCoxless four
European Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place1911 ComoCoxed four
Silver medal – second place1911 ComoEight
Silver medal – second place1912 GenevaDouble scull
Gold medal – first place1912 GenevaCoxed four
Gold medal – first place1912 GenevaEight
Gold medal – first place1913 GhentCoxed four
Silver medal – second place1913 GhentEight
Gold medal – first place1920 MâconCoxed four
Gold medal – first place1920 MâconEight

Hans Walter (9 August 1889 – 14 January 1967) was a Swiss rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1]

In 1920 he was part of the Swiss boat, which won the gold medal in the coxed four event. He was also a member of the Swiss eights which was eliminated in the first round of the eight competition. Four years later he won the gold medal as part of the Swiss boat in the coxed fours competition again. He also competed with the Swiss team in the coxless fours event and won the bronze medal.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Hans Walter". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hans Walter". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2018.