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Walter Beck (gymnast)

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Walter Beck
Country represented Switzerland
Born(1907-11-20)20 November 1907
Died1992
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Men's gymnastics
Representing  Switzerland
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1936 Berlin Team
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1938 Prague Team[1]
Silver medal – second place 1938 Prague Vault
Bronze medal – third place 1938 Prague Horizontal bar

Walter Beck (20 November 1907 – 1992) was a Swiss gymnast who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.[2] Additionally, he competed at the 1938 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships where he helped his Swiss team to silver, and won an individual silver medal on the vault apparatus and an individual bronze medal on the horizontal bar apparatus.

References

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  1. ^ Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (2005). "125th Anniversary - The story goes on..." (PDF). FIG. p. 65.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Walter Beck". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
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