Walter Demel
Appearance
Medal record | ||
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Men's cross-country skiing | ||
Representing West Germany | ||
World Championships | ||
1966 Oslo | 30 km |
Walter Demel (1 December 1935 – 19 April 2023[1]) was a West German cross-country skier who competed during the 1960s and 1970s. He won a bronze medal in the 30 km event at the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
Demel's best finish at the Winter Olympics was 5th in the 30 km and 50 km events in 1972.
He was born in Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany.
References
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Walter Demel at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation. Incorrect F.I.S listing under Soviet Nationality
External links
[edit]- Walter Demel at Olympics.com
- Walter Demel at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Categories:
- 1935 births
- 2023 deaths
- German male cross-country skiers
- Cross-country skiers at the 1964 Winter Olympics
- Olympic cross-country skiers for the United Team of Germany
- Cross-country skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 1972 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Olympic cross-country skiers for West Germany
- FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
- Sportspeople from Bayreuth
- Skiers from Bavaria
- West German male cross-country skiers
- German cross-country skiing biography stubs