Ewald Walch

{{Short description|Austrian luger (1940–2023)}}

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{{MedalSport|Luge}}

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{{MedalSilver|1968 Grenoble| Men's doubles}}

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{{MedalGold|1960 Garmisch-Partenkirchen|Men's doubles}}

{{MedalGold|1969 Königssee|Men's doubles}}

{{MedalGold|1970 Königssee|Men's doubles}}

{{MedalSilver|1967 Hammarstrand|Men's doubles}}

{{MedalSilver|1971 Olang|Men's doubles}}

{{MedalBronze|1957 Davos|Men's doubles}}

{{MedalBronze|1963 Imst|Men's doubles}}

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{{MedalGold|1962 Weissenbach|Men's doubles}}

{{MedalSilver|1971 Imst|Men's doubles}}

{{MedalBronze|1970 Hammarstrand|Men's doubles}}

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Ewald Walch (18 August 1940 – 27 October 2023) was an Austrian luger who competed from the mid-1950s to the early 1970s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/ewald-walch-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418055624/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/ewald-walch-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020}}

Walch also won seven medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with three golds (1960, 1969, 1970), two silvers (1967, 1971), and two bronzes (1957, 1963). He also won a complete set of medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL European Luge Championships with a gold in 1962, a silver in 1971, and a bronze in 1970.{{cite web|title=List of European luge champions|url=http://www.eiskanal.com/eiskanal-kunstbahnrennrodeln-europameisterschaften.html|website=Eiskanal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080325014953/http://www.eiskanal.com/eiskanal-kunstbahnrennrodeln-europameisterschaften.html|archive-date=25 March 2008|access-date=8 February 2015|url-status=dead|language=de}}

Walch died on 27 October 2023, at the age of 83.{{cite web |title=Ewald Walch |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/98781 |website=Olympedia |access-date=8 November 2023}}

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  • {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070829074141/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WALCHEWA01 |title=DatabaseOlympics.com information on Walch |date=29 August 2007}}
  • {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100221081843/http://www.fuzilogik.com/Sports-Library/Luge/Men-s-Luge-Olympic-Medals.html |title=Fuzilogik Sports - Winter Olympic results - Men's luge |date=21 February 2010}}
  • {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630054011/http://www.hickoksports.com/history/olluge.shtml |title=Hickoksports.com results on Olympic champions in luge and skeleton. |date=30 June 2007}}
  • {{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20121204165409/http://www.hickoksports.com/history/worldluge.shtml |title=Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton. |date=4 December 2012}}

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Category:Lugers from Innsbruck

Category:20th-century Austrian sportsmen

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