Walter Lehmann (gymnast)
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Born13 January 1919
Died23 September 2017 (aged 98)[1]
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
Switzerland
represented
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| Born | 13 January 1919 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 September 2017 (aged 98)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Walter Lehmann (13 January 1919 – 23 September 2017) 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.[3][4] Additionally, he competed at the 1950 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, helping his team to gold, becoming World All-Around Champion, winning an individual gold medal on the rings apparatus, and winning individual bronze medals on the pommel horse, vault, and horizontal bars apparatuses.