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Medal record | ||
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Men's luge | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
World Championships | ||
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1985 Oberhof | Men's singles |
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1981 Hammarstrand | Men's singles |
World Cup Championships | ||
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1983-84 | Men's singles |
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1981-82 | Men's singles |
European Championships | ||
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1988 Königssee | Mixed team |
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1986 Hammarstrand | Men's singles |
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Michael Walter (12 March 1959 in Pirna – 6 August 2016)[1] was a German luger who competed during the 1980s. He won two medals in the men's singles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with a gold in 1985 and a silver in 1981.
Walter also won two medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with a silver in the mixed team event (1988) and a bronze in the men's singles event (1986). He also won the men's singles Luge World Cup overall title in 1983-4.
Walter also competed in two Winter Olympics and was a substitute for the East German team on a third. His best finish at the Winter Olympics was fourth in the men's singles event at Sarajevo in 1984.
References
[edit]- Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.
- List of European luge champions (in German)
- List of men's singles luge World Cup champions since 1978.
External links
[edit] Media related to Michael Walter at Wikimedia Commons