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Eric Walther
Personal information
Nationality Germany
Born (1975-03-13) 13 March 1975 (age 49)
East Berlin, Germany
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportModern pentathlon
ClubPSV Berlin (GER)
Medal record
Men's modern pentathlon
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 San Francisco Relay
Gold medal – first place 2003 Pesaro Individual
Gold medal – first place 2007 Berlin Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Berlin Relay
Bronze medal – third place 2002 San Francisco Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Warsaw Team

Eric Walther (born March 13, 1975 in East Berlin) is a three-time Olympic modern pentathlete from Germany.[1] He is a two-time world champion for the relay events, and also, won an individual gold medal at the 2003 World Modern Pentathlon Championships in Pesaro, Italy.

Walther had achieved his best result in an Olympic level, when he competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and finished seventh for the men's event, with a score of 5,320 points.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eric Walther". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 14 November 2012.