 Laufer in 1926 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Walter Laufer | ||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1906-07-05)July 5, 1906 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | July 16, 1984(1984-07-16) (aged 78) Midland, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Cincinnati YMCA Chicago Lakeshore Athletic Club | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Fred Pfiefer Stanley Brauninger | ||||||||||||||
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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. Laufer was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1973.
Personal life
Laufer 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
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay
References
- ^ "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
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- World record setters in swimming
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