Walter Stern (athlete)

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Walter Stern (born 6 February 1972, Innsbruck) [1] is an Austrian male skeleton racer, [2] who took part in the 2005/2006 Skeleton World Cup trying to qualify for the 2006 Winter Olympics. He was Champion of Europe in 2003.

World Cup 2005/2006 Results

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References

  1. "Walter STERN". FIBT. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
  2. "Walter Stern personal page". Skeletonsports. Retrieved 3 October 2010.