Walter Lehmann (gymnast)

Born(1919-01-13)13 January 1919

Died23 September 2017(2017-09-23) (aged 98)^[1]

DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics

Country
represented Switzerland

Walter Lehmann
Born	(1919-01-13)13 January 1919
Died	23 September 2017(2017-09-23) (aged 98)[1]
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	Switzerland
Medal record Olympic Games 1948 London Team 1948 London All-around 1948 London Horizontal bar World Championships 1950 Basel Team[2] 1950 Basel All-around 1950 Basel Rings 1950 Basel Pommel horse 1950 Basel Vault 1950 Basel Horizontal bar

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.