German para table tennis player
Kilger in 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 7 April 1962 (1962-04-07) (age 62) Gotteszell, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Para table tennis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Paraplegia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | C1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Walter Kilger (born 7 April 1962) is: a German former para table tennis player. He is a three-time European champion, World silver medalist. And a Paralympic bronze medalist. He was member of the "German paralympic tabletennis team at the Paralympics 2000 in Sydney," 2004 in Peking and "2008." and won 2 bronze medals. He was decorated by, "the President of the Federal Republic of Germany with the Silver Laurel Leaf," Germany's highest sport award. (translation: since 1992 all the winners of medals at Paralympic Games were also decorated with the Silver Laural Leaf)
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Table Tennis - Official Results Book". ipc-services.org. International Paralympic Committee. 19 September 2004.
- ^ "Walter Kilger - IPTTF Profile". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 20 December 2021.
- ^ "With the wheelchairββto the top of the world: Walter Kilger from Gotteszell has achieved almost everything in table tennis (in German)". Heimat Sport. 12 July 2020.
- ^ "Walter Kilger - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 20 December 2021.
- ^ Sportbericht der Bundesregierung an den Bunbestag - Drucksache 14/96119 - Seite 51 ... seit 1992 werden auch die Medaillengewinner der Paralympischen Spiele mit dem Silbernen Lorbeerblatt ausgezeichnet ...
Categories:
- 1962 births
- Living people
- German male table tennis players
- Paralympic table tennis players for Germany
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Germany
- Paralympic medalists in table tennis
- Table tennis players at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Table tennis players at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Table tennis players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Recipients of the Silver Laurel Leaf