Walter Steffens (gymnast)
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Walter Johan Heinrich Steffens (December 26, 1908 - August 23, 2006) was a German gymnast who won an Olympic gold medal.
He was born in Barnstorf
, the son of a family of craftsmen. In the 1930s, he was one of the best in the world on the pommel horse
. In the 1936 Summer Olympics
in Berlin
he won a gold medal as part of the German team, along with Alfred Schwarzmann
and others. He was a sports instructor at the Hamm Gymnasium and at the Freiherr-vom-Stein-Realschule in Bergkamen
.
He was born in Barnstorf
Barnstorf
Barnstorf is a municipality in the district of Diepholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 15 km northeast of Diepholz.Barnstorf is home to the football club Barnstorfer SV....
, the son of a family of craftsmen. In the 1930s, he was one of the best in the world on the pommel horse
Pommel horse
The pommel horse is an artistic gymnastics apparatus. Traditionally, it is used by only male gymnasts. Originally made of a metal frame with a wooden body and a leather cover, modern pommel horses have a metal body covered with foam rubber and leather, with plastic handles .- History :The pommel...
. In the 1936 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
he won a gold medal as part of the German team, along with Alfred Schwarzmann
Alfred Schwarzmann
Karl Alfred Schwarzmann was a German Olympic Gymnast and Fallschirmjäger during World War II.He won three Gold medals and two Bronze medals in the Gymnastics at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin and another Silver medal in the Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki...
and others. He was a sports instructor at the Hamm Gymnasium and at the Freiherr-vom-Stein-Realschule in Bergkamen
Bergkamen
Bergkamen is a town in the district of Unna, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated near the river Lippe, approx. north-east of Dortmund and south-west of Hamm....
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