Walter Laufer
Encyclopedia
Walter Laufer was an American
swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics
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In the 1928 Olympics he won a gold medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay event and silver medal in the 100 m backstroke event. He was also fifth in the 100 m freestyle event.
Laufer was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame
in Fort Lauderdale, Florida December 29, 1973.
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Laufer was married three times. He married Geneivieve Kleinofen around 1929 and had two children with her, Walter Adam Laufer, Jr. (born February 1, 1931), and Nancy Louise Laufer (born July 16, 1932). Genievieve contracted intestinal influenza and died of complications from the disease January 8, 1934.
In 1936, Laufer married Marion Hengestenberg. They had one daughter, Susan Lee Laufer (born August 23, 1938). Marion died suddenly in 1972.
Two years later in 1974 Walter married Wanda Cord Bockhorst, a widow living in Cincinnati.
Laufer died July 16, 1984 at age 78 in Midland, Texas
while visiting his son. He is buried in Cinncinati, Ohio.
United States
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swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...
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In the 1928 Olympics he won a gold medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay event and silver medal in the 100 m backstroke event. He was also fifth in the 100 m freestyle event.
Laufer was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame
International Swimming Hall of Fame
The International Swimming Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame, located at One Hall of Fame Drive, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of swimming in the United States and around...
in Fort Lauderdale, Florida December 29, 1973.
Personal life
He was born in Cincinnati, OhioCincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
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Laufer was married three times. He married Geneivieve Kleinofen around 1929 and had two children with her, Walter Adam Laufer, Jr. (born February 1, 1931), and Nancy Louise Laufer (born July 16, 1932). Genievieve contracted intestinal influenza and died of complications from the disease January 8, 1934.
In 1936, Laufer married Marion Hengestenberg. They had one daughter, Susan Lee Laufer (born August 23, 1938). Marion died suddenly in 1972.
Two years later in 1974 Walter married Wanda Cord Bockhorst, a widow living in Cincinnati.
Laufer died July 16, 1984 at age 78 in Midland, Texas
Midland, Texas
Midland is a city in and the county seat of Midland County, Texas, United States, on the Southern Plains of the state's western area. A small portion of the city extends into Martin County. As of 2010, the population of Midland was 111,147. It is the principal city of the Midland, Texas...
while visiting his son. He is buried in Cinncinati, Ohio.