Walter Demel (born 1 December 1935) is a

West German West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...

cross-country skier who competed during the 1960s and 1970s. He won a bronze medal in the 30 km event at the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. Demel's best finish at the

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was 5th in the 30 km and 50 km events in 1972. He was born in

Bayreuth Bayreuth (, ; bar, Bareid) is a town in northern Bavaria, Germany, on the Red Main river in a valley between the Franconian Jura and the Fichtelgebirge Mountains. The town's roots date back to 1194. In the 21st century, it is the capital of U ...

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, Germany.

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* * 1937 births Living people German male cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 1964 Winter Olympics Olympic cross-country skiers of the United Team of Germany Cross-country skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1972 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics Olympic cross-country skiers of West Germany FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Sportspeople from Bayreuth {{Germany-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub