Walter Laufer (July 5, 1906 – July 16, 1984) was an American swimmer who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. He won a gold medal in the 4×200 meter freestyle relay and a silver in the 100 meter backstroke. He was also fifth in the 100 meter freestyle event.[2] Laufer was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1973.[1]
 Laufer in 1926 | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Walter Laufer | ||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States | ||||||||||||||
| Born | July 5, 1906 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | July 16, 1984 (aged 78) Midland, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Cincinnati YMCA Chicago Lakeshore Athletic Club[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Fred Pfiefer Stanley Brauninger[1] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
editLaufer was married three times. He married Geneivieve Kleinofen around 1929 and had two children with her – a son and a daughter. Genievieve contracted intestinal influenza and died of complications from the disease January 8, 1934. In 1936, Laufer married Marion Hengestenberg; they had one daughter. Marion died suddenly in 1972. Two years later in 1974 Walter married Wanda Cord Bockhorst, a widow living in Cincinnati. Laufer died on July 16, 1984, at age 78 in Midland, Texas while visiting his son.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Walter Laufer (USA)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on February 1, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ^ Walter Laufer – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com