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. Aurum Press. 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)
- 2024:
Léon Marchand (FRA)