Walter Lehmann (gymnast)

Walter Lehmann
Born(1919-01-13)13 January 1919
Died23 September 2017(2017-09-23) (aged 98)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Olympic Games
1948 LondonAll round, individual
1948 LondonHorizontal bar
1948 LondonTeam combined exercises
World Championships
1950 BaselTeam
1950 BaselAll-Around
1950 BaselRings
1950 BaselPommel horse
1950 BaselVault
1950 BaselHorizontal 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. 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.

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