Walter Bathe
German swimmer
Walter Bathe at the 1912 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
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Born | 1 December 1892 Probsthain, German Empire | ||||||||||||||
Died | 18 September 1959(1959-09-18) (aged 66) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Club | ASV Breslau | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Walter Bathe (1 December 1892 – 18 September 1959) was a German breaststroke swimmer.[1] He won gold medals in the 200 m and 400 m breaststroke at the 1912 Summer Olympics,[2] setting Olympic records that lasted until 1924.[3] In 1970 he was inducted to the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[4]
Bathe took swimming aged 8 to improve poor health and at 19 won two Olympic medals. He continued swimming until about 1930, winning 6 national breaststroke championships, 5 Crownprince Trophies, and 3 River Oder swims (7.5 km). In 1910 he set two world records in the 100 m breaststroke, at 1:18.4 and 1:17.5.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Walter Bathe". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ Wallechinsky, David (2012). The Book of Olympic Lists. p. 14. ISBN 978-1845137731.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Walter Bathe". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Walter Bathe". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
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Olympic champions in men's 200 m breaststroke
- 1908: Frederick Holman (GBR)
- 1912: Walter Bathe (GER)
- 1920: Håkan Malmrot (SWE)
- 1924: Bob Skelton (USA)
- 1928: Yoshiyuki Tsuruta (JPN)
- 1932: Yoshiyuki Tsuruta (JPN)
- 1936: Tetsuo Hamuro (JPN)
- 1948: Joe Verdeur (USA)
- 1952: John Davies (AUS)
- 1956: Masaru Furukawa (JPN)
- 1960: Bill Mulliken (USA)
- 1964: Ian O'Brien (AUS)
- 1968: Felipe Muñoz (MEX)
- 1972: John Hencken (USA)
- 1976: David Wilkie (GBR)
- 1980: Robertas Žulpa (URS)
- 1984: Victor Davis (CAN)
- 1988: József Szabó (HUN)
- 1992: Mike Barrowman (USA)
- 1996: Norbert Rózsa (HUN)
- 2000: Domenico Fioravanti (ITA)
- 2004: Kosuke Kitajima (JPN)
- 2008: Kosuke Kitajima (JPN)
- 2012: Dániel Gyurta (HUN)
- 2016: Dmitriy Balandin (KAZ)
- 2020: Zac Stubblety-Cook (AUS)