Walter Leiser (4 May 1931 – 9 December 2023) was a Swiss

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is di ...

who competed in the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

. In 1952 he was the

coxswain The coxswain ( , or ) is the person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering. The etymology of the word gives a literal meaning of "boat servant" since it comes from ''cock'', referring to the cockboat, a type of ship's boat ...

of the Swiss boat which won the silver medal in the coxed four event. Leiser died on 9 December 2023, at the age of 92.Walter Hansruedi Leiser

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1931 births 2023 deaths Swiss male rowers Coxswains (rowing) Olympic rowers for Switzerland Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Switzerland Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists {{Switzerland-rowing-bio-stub