Walter Handschuhmacher

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameWalter Peter•Handschuhmacher
Used nameWalter•Handschuhmacher
Born20 March 1904 in Dortmund, Nordrhein-WestfalenGER
Died30 April 1987 (aged 83 years 1 month 10 days) in Dortmund, Nordrhein-WestfalenGER
AffiliationsSV Westfalen — Dortmund, Nordrhein-WestfalenGER
NOCGermanyGER

Biography

German swimmer Walter Handschuhmacher was eliminated in the preliminaries of both the 400 and the 1,500 freestyle at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. From 1926-29 he was German Champion in open water swimming over 7.5 km. He also won the 1928 national title in the 1,500 free.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1928 Summer Olympics Swimming (Aquatics) GER Walter Handschuhmacher
400 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) 3 h4 r1/3
1,500 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) 4 h5 r1/3