Gottlob Walz

Gottlob Walz (29 June 1881 – 1943) was a German diver who competed in the 1906 Intercalated Games and 1908 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Medal record
Men's diving
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1908 London 3 metre springboard
Intercalated Games
Gold medal – first place 1906 Athens 10 metre platform

Walz was born in Stuttgart, Germany in 1881 and from 1903 became an accomplished diver who won the German National Diving Champion 11 times and the European Champion three times, so when he entered the Olympics he was the favorite each time.[3]

At the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, he competed with another 23 divers in the platform diving event, in which the divers had three dives each from four, eight and twelve metre platforms, and after two days Walz won with 156.0 points and ahead of fellow German Georg Hoffmann by 5.8 points.[4]

Two years later Walz was back at the Olympics competing this time in the 3 metre spring event, at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, in the first round the divers were split into group with the first two in each group qualifying for the next round, Walz won his group with 81.30 points,[5] in the semi-finals there were two groups with again the top two qualifying for the final, Walz this time finished second in his group behind fellow German Kurt Behrens,[6] in a final with four divers Walz only managed to finish in joint third place with American George Gaidzik.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Gottlob Walz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  2. "Gottlob Walz". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  3. Mallon, Bill (2009). The 1908 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. McFarland. p. 144. ISBN 978-1476609522.
  4. "Diving at the 1906 Athina Summer Games: Men's Platform". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  5. "Diving at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Springboard Round One". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  6. "Diving at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Springboard Semi-Finals". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  7. "Diving at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Springboard Final". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
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