Walter Schmidt (hammer thrower)
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| Born | August 7, 1948 | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||
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Walter Schmidt (born August 7, 1948) is a male retired hammer thrower from West Germany. He was one of the leading athletes in his discipline in the 1970s, setting two world records. He ended up in fifth place at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
References
- Walter Schmidt at World Athletics
- Walter Schmidt at Olympics.com
- Walter Schmidt at Olympedia
- Walter Schmidt at InterSportStats
Categories:
- 1948 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Lahr
- German men hammer throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for West Germany
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for West Germany
- Competitors at the 1970 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 1975 Summer Universiade
- World record setters in the sport of athletics
- 20th-century German sportsmen
- German athletics biography stubs