Josef Walter

{{Short description|Swiss gymnast}}

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| death_date = July, 1973

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{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalSilver| 1936 Berlin | Floor exercise}}

{{MedalSilver| 1936 Berlin | Team all-around}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|1934 Budapest|Team{{cite web |author=Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique |title=125th Anniversary - The story goes on... |URL=https://www.fig-docs.com/website/highlights/The_story_goes_on_150dpi.pdf |publisher=FIG |date=2005 |page=64 }} }}

{{MedalSilver|1934 Budapest|Parallel bars{{rp|65}} }}

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Josef Walter (1 December 1901 – July 1973{{cite web | url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/31052 | title=Olympedia – Josef Walter }}) was a Swiss gymnast and Olympic medalist. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin where he received a silver medal in floor exercise.{{cite web|url=http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=11&sp=GYM |title=1936 Summer Olympics – Berlin, Germany – Gymnastics |publisher=databaseOlympics.com |accessdate=28 March 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070827053928/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=11&sp=GYM |archivedate=27 August 2007 }} He was among the non-scoring members of the Swiss team that won silver medals in the team all-around event at the 1936 Olympics. (Teams had eight members, and the six best scores counted in the team competition).{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/josef-walter-2.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417091234/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/josef-walter-2.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Josef Walter |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |work=SR/Olympic Sports |accessdate=6 October 2009}} Additionally, he competed at the 1934 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships where he helped his Swiss team to the gold medal, also winning individual silver on the parallel bars apparatus.