Walter Brack (December 20, 1880 – October 20, 1919) was a German
backstroke
Backstroke or back crawl is one of the four Swimming (sport), swimming styles used in competitive events regulated by FINA, and the only one of these styles swum on the back. This swimming style has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disa ...
and
breaststroke
Breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on their chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to the swimmer's head being out of the water a large portion of the time, and that it can be s ...
swimmer
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who competed in the
1904 Summer Olympics
The 1904 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the III Olympiad and also known as St. Louis 1904) were an international multi-sport event held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from 29 August to 3 September 1904, as part of an extended s ...
.
In the 1904 Olympics he won a gold medal in the
100 yard backstroke and a silver medal in the
Men's 440 yard breastroke. He was born and died in
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...
.
See also
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List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
The International Swimming Hall of Fame
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References
External links
Walter Brack at databaseOlympics.com
1880 births
1919 deaths
Swimmers from Berlin
German male swimmers
Olympic gold medalists for Germany
Olympic silver medalists for Germany
Olympic swimmers for Germany
Swimmers at the 1904 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics
Male backstroke swimmers
German male breaststroke swimmers
Olympic gold medalists in swimming
Olympic silver medalists in swimming
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