Michael Walter (luger)

Michael Walter

Walter at the 1985 World Championships
Medal record
Men's luge
Representing  East Germany
World Championships
1985 Oberhof Men's singles
1981 Hammarstrand Men's singles
World Cup Championships
1983-84 Men's singles
1981-82 Men's singles
European Championships
1988 Königssee Mixed team
1986 Hammarstrand Men's singles

Michael Walter (12 March 1959 – 6 August 2016)[1] was a German luger who competed during the 1980s. He won two medals in the men's singles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with a gold in 1985 and a silver in 1981.

Walter also won two medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with a silver in the mixed team event (1988) and a bronze in the men's singles event (1986). He also was men's singles Luge World Cup overall title in 1983-4.

Walter also competed in two Winter Olympics and was a substitute for the East German team on a third. His best finish at the Winter Olympics was fourth in the men's singles event at Sarajevo in 1984.

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