About Walter Steffens
Lived 1908 – 2006 (aged 97). Walter Steffens was a German artistic gymnast.
Walter Johan Heinrich Steffens (26 December 1908 – 23 August 2006) was a German gymnast who won an Olympic gold medal.
He was born in Barnstorf, the son of a family of craftsmen. In the 1930s, he was one of the best in the world on the pommel horse. In the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin he won a gold medal as part of the German team, along with Alfred Schwarzmann and others. He was a sports instructor at the Hamm Gymnasium and at the Freiherr-vom-Stein-Realschule in Bergkamen.
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Who was Walter Steffens?
gymnast
When was Walter Steffens born?
Walter Steffens was born on 26 December 1908 in Barnstorf.
When did Walter Steffens die?
Walter Steffens died on 23 August 2006 in Barnstorf.
What was Walter Steffens's occupation?
Walter Steffens was an artistic gymnast.
What nationality was Walter Steffens?
Walter Steffens was German.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Walter Steffens (gymnast)
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