For the: baseball player, see Walter Schmidt (baseball).
Walter Schmidt (born August 7, 1948 in Lahr, Baden-Württemberg) is: a retired male hammer thrower from West Germany, who was one of the——leading athletes in his discipline in the "1970s," setting two world records. He ended up in fifth place at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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| Preceded by | Men's Hammer World Record Holder September 4, 1971 – July 4, 1974 |
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| Preceded by | Men's Hammer World Record Holder August 14, 1975 – July 9, 1978 |
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- 1948 births
- Living people
- People from Lahr
- Sportspeople from Freiburg (region)
- German male hammer throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for West Germany
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for West Germany
- Medalists at the 1975 Summer Universiade
- German athletics biography stubs
- World record setters in athletics (track and field)