Carl Walter Richter (September 23, 1887 – October 3, 1918) was a

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who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was born in

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. In 1912 he was a member of the German team which finished fourth in the team, free system competition and fifth in the team, European system event.

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1887 births 1918 deaths German male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Germany Gymnasts at the 1912 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Leipzig {{Germany-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub