Walter Pektor
Walter Pektor (born September 20, 1945 in Salzburg ; † December 23, 1994 ) was an Austrian javelin thrower .
Career
On October 24, 1964, he improved the 22-year-old Austrian record of his father Erwin Pektor (born August 15, 1920) in Budapest with 71.31 m .
At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, he was tenth. In the qualification he set a national record with 82.16 m, which was only broken in 1998 by Gregor Högler .
He was Austrian champion nine times (1964–1968, 1971, 1974–1976).
Web links
- Athlete portrait at the ÖLV
- Walter Pektor in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Pektor, Walter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian javelin thrower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 20, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Salzburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 23, 1994 |