Walter Lehmann (13 January 1919 – 23 September 2017) was a Swiss gymnast, world champion and Olympic medalist. He competed at the

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where he received silver medals in individual allround, horizontal bar and team combined exercises."1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Gymnastics"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on March 28, 2008) He became

world champion A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

in individual all round in 1950.

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* 1919 births 2017 deaths Swiss male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Switzerland Olympic silver medalists for Switzerland Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics {{Switzerland-Olympic-medalist-stub