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Karel Wälzer (28 August 1888 – January 1948) was a Czech
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player who competed in the
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, helping the Czechoslovakia national team win the bronze medal. The main goaltender for the team, Wälzer broke his thumb before the start of the tournament, was unable to play the first two games, against
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and the
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, returning for the final match against
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. Wälzer helped Czechoslovakia win, giving the team the bronze.


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* * 1888 births 1948 deaths Czech ice hockey goaltenders Czechoslovak ice hockey goaltenders Ice hockey people from Plzeň Ice hockey players at the 1920 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic ice hockey players for Czechoslovakia {{CzechRepublic-icehockey-player-stub