Walter Mössinger

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameWalter•Mössinger
Used nameWalter•Mössinger
Born1 March 1949 in Emmendingen, Baden-Württemberg (GER)
Measurements165 cm / 59 kg
AffiliationsTB Emmendingen, Emmendingen (GER)
NOC West Germany

Biography

Walter Mössinger was a West German gymnast who finished fifth with the team at the 1972 München Olympics. Individually he placed 24th and failed to reach the finals in all individual events. Domestically, he won the following national titles: individual all-around in 1969 and 1971, pommeled horse in 1976, rings in 1969 and 1972, and floor exercise in 1972 and 1973.

Mössinger later owned a car dealership in Emmendingen, and also owned the Autobahnrasthof Mahlberg West from 1999-2006. In 2006 he returned to working at his car dealership.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1972 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) FRG Walter Mössinger
Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) 24
Team All-Around, Men (Olympic) West Germany 5
Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic) =16 r1/1
Horse Vault, Men (Olympic) =64 r1/1
Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic) =22 r1/1
Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic) 31 r1/1
Rings, Men (Olympic) =16 r1/1
Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic) =41 r1/1