Ewald Walch (born August 18, 1940) was an Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

n luge

Luge

A Luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine and feet-first. Steering is done by flexing the sled's runners with the calf of each leg or exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh 21-25 kilograms for singles and 25-30 kilograms for doubles. Luge...

r who competed from the mid 1950s to the early 1970s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1968 Winter Olympics

1968 Winter Olympics

The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1968 in Grenoble, France and opened on 6 February. Thirty-seven countries participated...

 in Grenoble

Grenoble

Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...

.

Walch also won seven medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with three golds (1960

FIL World Luge Championships 1960

The FIL World Luge Championships 1960 took place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany. This was an extraordinary event because a luge track was not constructed for the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:...

, 1969

FIL World Luge Championships 1969

The FIL World Luge Championships 1969 took place in Königssee, West Germany. It marked the first time the event took place on a permanent, artificially refrigerated track in bobsleigh, luge, and/ or skeleton.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:...

, 1970

FIL World Luge Championships 1970

The FIL World Luge Championships 1970 took place in Königssee, West Germany. It is the only time that the championships have been held in the same location in consecutive years.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:...

), two silvers (1967

FIL World Luge Championships 1967

The FIL World Luge Championships 1967 took place in Hammarstrand, Sweden. This event was held following the cancellation of the previous year's championships in Friedrichroda, East Germany, which was the last cancellation in the history of the world championships.-Men's singles:-Women's...

, 1971

FIL World Luge Championships 1971

-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

), and two bronzes (1957

FIL World Luge Championships 1957

The FIL World Luge Championships 1957 took place in Davos, Switzerland. It marked the first time the event was held under the auspices of the International Luge Federation which was formed earlier that year...

, 1963

FIL World Luge Championships 1963

-Men's singles:-Women's singles:Geisler becomes the first woman to repeat as World Champion.-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

). He also won a complete set of medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL European Luge Championships with a gold in 1962

FIL European Luge Championships 1962

The FIL European Luge Championships 1962 took place in Weissenbach, Austria. It marked the first time event was held under the auspices of the International Luge Federation which was formed in 1957...

, a silver in 1971

FIL European Luge Championships 1971

The FIL European Luge Championships 1971 took place in Imst, Austria for the second time after having previously hosted the championships in 1956. A record four countries won medals at these championships.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:...

, and a bronze in 1970

FIL European Luge Championships 1970

The FIL European Luge Championships 1970 took place in Hammarstrand, Sweden. This event was dominated by the rise of the East German team, who won six of the nine available medals at this championship...

.