Ewald Walch
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Ewald•Walch |
| Used name | Ewald•Walch |
| Born | 18 August 1940 in Innsbruck, Tirol (AUT) |
| Died | 27 October 2023 |
| Measurements | 176 cm / 73 kg |
| Affiliations | Union Imst |
| NOC |  Austria |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Ewald Walch was part of a formidable doubles team with Manfred Schmid in the 1960s and 70s. Together Walch and Schmid won silver at the 1968 Winter Olympics, placing seventh in 1972. But Walch had not always ridden with Schmid, as he had a long international career in doubles, starting with a bronze medal at the first official World Championships in 1957 at Davos, sliding with non-Olympian Erich Raffl.
Walch would win seven doubles medals at the World Championships, with various partners, winning golds in 1960 (Reinhold Frosch), and 1969-70 (Schmid); silvers in 1967/1971 (Schmid); and bronzes in 1957 (Raffl) and 1963 (Anton Venier). He and Schmid were Austrian Champions in 1969-70 and 1972-73.
Walch won three medals at the European Championships – a gold in 1962 with Frosch, and silver in 1971 and bronze in 1970 with Schmid. In 1996 Walch was awarded the Silver Medal for Services to the Austrian Republic.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Winter Olympics | Luge | AUT |
Ewald Walch | |||
| Doubles, Open (Olympic) | Manfred Schmid | 2 | Silver | |||
| 1972 Winter Olympics | Luge | AUT |
Ewald Walch | |||
| Doubles, Open (Olympic) | Manfred Schmid | 7 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Luge Championships (1–1–1 1962 Weissenbach gold: doubles; 1970 Hammarstrand bronze: doubles; 1971 Imst silver: doubles)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Luge Championships (3–2–2 1957 Davos bronze: doubles; 1960 Garmisch-Partenkirchen gold: doubles; 1963 Imst bronze: doubles; 1967 Hammarstrand silver: doubles; 1969 Königsee gold: doubles; 1970 Königsee gold: doubles; 1971 Olang silver: doubles)