Ewald Walch (18 August 1940 – 27 October 2023) was an Austrian luger who competed from the mid-1950s to the early 1970s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the silver medal in the men’s doubles event at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble.[1]
Walch also won seven medals in the men’s doubles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with three golds (1960, 1969, 1970), two silvers (1967, 1971), and two bronzes (1957, 1963). He also won a complete set of medals in the men’s doubles event at the FIL European Luge Championships with a gold in 1962, a silver in 1971, and a bronze in 1970.[2]
Walch died on 27 October 2023, at the age of 83.[3]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. “Ewald Walch”. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ “List of European luge champions”. Eiskanal (in German). Archived from the original on 25 March 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ^ “Ewald Walch”. Olympedia. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- DatabaseOlympics.com information on Walch at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 August 2007)
- Fuzilogik Sports – Winter Olympic results – Men’s luge at the Wayback Machine (archived 21 February 2010)
- Hickoksports.com results on Olympic champions in luge and skeleton. at the Wayback Machine (archived 30 June 2007)
- Deprecated link at archive.today (archived 4 December 2012)