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| Born | 31 May 1954 Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Walter Kusch (born 31 May 1954 in Hildesheim) is a German former swimmer who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics. [1]
Walter Mahlendorf is a German former sprinter who won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics. The German team finished second behind the American team, equaling its own world record of 39.5, but the Americans were later disqualified for an incorrect exchange.
Belgium competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 61 competitors, 60 men and 1 woman, took part in 36 events in 13 sports.
Austria competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden. 29 competitors, 24 men and 5 women, took part in 33 events in 11 sports.
Switzerland competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 186 competitors, 178 men and 8 women, took part in 98 events in 19 sports.
The Union of South Africa competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 32 competitors, 27 men and 5 women, took part in 26 events in 6 sports.
Hans Walter was a Swiss rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Émile Henri Lachapelle was a Swiss rowing coxswain and sailor who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Walter Volle was a German rower, coach, and crew member in the German boat in the coxed four competition, winning the gold medal in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Walter Lehmann was a Swiss gymnast, world champion and Olympic medalist. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London where he received silver medals in individual allround, horizontal bar and team combined exercises. He became world champion in individual all round in 1950.
Lorne Kenneth Loomer was a Canadian competition rower and Olympic champion.
Walter Ignace d'Hondt is a Canadian rower and Olympic champion. He is the brother of Miss Canada 1959, Danica d'Hondt, who is a Canadian-American-British actress, restaurateur, and author. He is the father of women's basketball player Gillian D'Hondt and the uncle of film actress, America Olivo. He was educated at The John Fisher School in Surrey.
Donald John Arnold was a Canadian competition rower and Olympic champion. He was born in Kelowna, British Columbia.
Oksana Fadeyeva is a Russian table tennis player.
Archibald MacKinnon is a Canadian competition rower and Olympic champion.
Walter Schröder was a German rower who competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics. In 1960, he was a crew member of the West German boat which won the gold medal in the eights event. In 1959 they had won already the European Championships. After his career as rower he finished his physical education studies, researched and published extensively mainly on rowing and motor learning. He was hired by the University of Hamburg, where he moved up from rowing instructor to Associate Professor for movement studies. Into his section of the department he brought other former athletes, e.g. Arnd Krüger.
Walter Pierce Richardson is an American former competition swimmer and former world record-holder. Richardson competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, where he swam the butterfly leg for the gold medal-winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×100-meter medley relay. He did not receive a medal because only those swimmers who competed in the event final were medal-eligible under the 1964 Olympic rules.
Walter McCoy is an American former sprinter who qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. He did however receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes. He did compete in the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Marius Kusch is a German swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. He qualified to represent Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Walter Loosli (1901–?) was a Swiss coxswain. He competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris with the men's coxed four. In the official Olympic record and the FISA database, he coxed all three races. According to the Sports Reference database, Loosli coxed the first heat and the repechage only and was replaced in the final by Émile Lachapelle. The Swiss team won the final.
Carsten Kusch is a German water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
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