Walter Piemann (14 November 1926 – 1965)
was an Austrian
sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won two medals at the
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships are an international event in canoe racing, one of two Summer Olympic sport events organized by the International Canoe Federation (the other being the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships). The World Cham ...
with a silver (K-4 1000 m:
1948
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) and a bronze (K-4 10000 m:
1950
Events January
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). Piemann also competed at the
1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...
in
London
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, finishing eighth in the
K-1 1000 m and ninth in the
K-2 10000 m events.
References
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Walter Piemann's profile at Sports Reference.com
External links
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1926 births
1965 deaths
Austrian male canoeists
Canoeists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Olympic canoeists for Austria
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak
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