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Walter Meier

1927-08-03 – 2017-03-25

Portrait of Walter Meier
For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Walter Meier Zentralbild TBD 3.7.1952 3. Leichtathletik-Meisterschaften der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik vom 2. bis 6.7.1952 im Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld, Jena. Die 3. Leichtathletik-Meisterschaften unserer Republik waren ein Beweis des ständigen Aufstiegs der Leichtathletik in der DDR. UBz: Meier, Einheit Mitte-Halle, wurde mit 1,90 m DDR-Meister im Hochsprung.Credit: Unknown

Life & Legacy

Walter Meier (3 August 1927 – 25 March 2017) was a German athlete. He competed in the men's decathlon at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Occupation & Career

pedagogue, author, athletics competitor, writer, university teacher, athlete, coach, vocational teacher

Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q1664227 — wikidata View source

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