Walter Steinbauer
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Walter•Steinbauer |
| Used name | Walter•Steinbauer |
| Born | 20 January 1945 in Dießen am Ammersee, Bayern (GER) |
| Died | 28 May 1991 (aged 46 years 4 months 8 days) in Murnau am Staffelsee, Bayern (GER) |
| Measurements | 170 cm / 80 kg |
| Affiliations | SV Ohlstadt, Ohlstadt (GER) |
| NOC |  West Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Walter Steinbauer was a West German bobsledder who competed from the late 1960s to the late 1970s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the Olympics 1972 in Sapporo and also had five podium finishes at the World Championships. In the four-man he was World Champion in 1969, runner-up in 1970, and third in 1971 and 1973, and he placed third in the World in the two-man in 1977. At the European Championships, Steinbauer was World Champion in the four-man in 1970, and runner-up in 1971.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Winter Olympics | Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) | FRG |
Walter Steinbauer | |||
| Four, Men (Olympic) | West Germany 1 | 3 | Bronze |
List mentions
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Bob & Skeleton Championships (1–1–0 1970 Cortina d’Ampezzo gold: Four-man; 1971 Königssee silver: Four-man)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Bob & Skeleton Championships (FIBT/IBSF) (1–1–2 1969 Lake Placid gold: Four-man; 1970 St. Moritz silver: Four-man; 1971 Cervinia bronze: Four-man; 1973 Lake Placid bronze: Four-man)