Walter Laufer
Swimmer, Olympic athlete
1906 – 1984
Photo Credit ยป
16 Views
Who was Walter Laufer?
Walter Laufer was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.
In the 1928 Olympics he won a gold medal in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay event and silver medal in the 100-meter backstroke event. He was also fifth in the 100-meter freestyle event.
Laufer was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1973.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Walter Laufer." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/walter_laufer>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Walter Laufer biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In