Josef Walter | |
Birth Date: | 1 December 1901 |
Death Date: | July, 1973 |
Discipline: | MAG |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Josef Walter (1 December 1901 – July 1973[1]) 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.[2] 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).[3] 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.