Walter Schmidt (hammer thrower) (original) (raw)

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Walter Schmidt (born August 7, 1948 in Lahr, Baden-Württemberg) is a retired male hammer thrower from West Germany, who was one of the leading athletes in his discipline in the 1970s, setting two world records. He ended up in fifth place at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Records
Preceded bySoviet Union Anatoliy Bondarchuk Men's Hammer World Record Holder September 4, 1971 – July 4, 1974 Succeeded byEast Germany Reinhard Theimer
Preceded byWest Germany Karl-Hans Riehm Men's Hammer World Record Holder August 14, 1975 – July 9, 1978 Succeeded bySoviet Union Boris Zaychuk