Walter Schröder

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Walter Schröder

Personal information
Born	(1932-12-29)29 December 1932 Utecht, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany
Died	18 October 2022(2022-10-18) (aged 89) Glinde, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  Germany Olympic Games 1960 Rome Eight Representing West Germany European Rowing Championships 1959 Mâcon Eight

Walter Schröder (29 December 1932 – 18 October 2022) was a German rower who competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics. In 1960, he was a crew member of the West German boat which won the gold medal in the eights event. In 1959 they had won already the European Championships. After his career as rower he finished his physical education studies, researched and published extensively mainly on rowing and motor learning. He was hired by the University of Hamburg, where he moved up from rowing instructor to Associate Professor for movement studies. Into his section of the department he brought other former athletes, e.g. Arnd Krüger.

External links

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Walter Schröder". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.