Walter Tschudi

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Walter Tschudi (born December 17, 1933 ; † December 31, 2004 ) was a Swiss athlete .

He won several Swiss championship titles in the 1950s. In 1955, he also won the World Student Games, the precursor to the Universiade , in the pentathlon . Tschudi was scheduled to take part in the 1956 Olympic Games, but was not allowed to participate after the Swiss canceled participation due to the Hungarian popular uprising . At the European Athletics Championships in 1958 , he reached fifth place in the decathlon . In 1957 he was voted Swiss Sportsman of the Year .

Walter Tschudi improved the Swiss record in the decathlon twice: in 1957 in Brussels he improved Fritz Vogelsang's record by over 300 points to 7151 points (7103 points according to today's scoring). In 1959 he increased this record in Duisburg to 7299 points (7194). In 1967 Werner Duttweiler replaced him as the record holder. In 1958 he set a national record in Turin with the Swiss 4 x 400 meter relay.

Walter Tschudi had been a member of the LC Zurich since 1956 . After the end of his sporting career, he was President of the LCZ from 1962 to 1969.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Obituary of the LC Zurich ( Memento of the original dated December 31, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Page 32f (PDF file, accessed on February 16, 2008) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.lcz.ch
  2. ↑ http://www.leichtathletik.de/index.php?NavID=1&SiteID=28&NewsID=7113
  3. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated February 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.valentinmarmillod.ch
  4. ^ Obituary of the LC Zurich ( Memento of the original dated December 31, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Page 32f (PDF file, accessed on February 16, 2008) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.lcz.ch
  5. ↑ Swiss Athletics Association: Swiss Athletics 2001 . Pages 402 and 406
personal data
SURNAME Tschudi, Walter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss athlete
DATE OF BIRTH December 17, 1933
DATE OF DEATH December 31, 2004