Walter Delle Karth
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Walter Delle Karth Jr. is an Austria
n bobsledder who competed from the early 1970s to the mid 1980s. He won two medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships
with a silver in 1973
and a bronze in 1974
.
Competing in three Winter Olympics Delle Karth earned his best finish of fifth in the four-man event at Lake Placid
in 1980
.
In the 1985-86 Bobsleigh World Cup he finished second in the four-man championship.
He has two brothers, Werner
and Dieter.
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 bobsledder who competed from the early 1970s to the mid 1980s. He won two medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships
FIBT World Championships
The FIBT World Championships, part of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing , have taken place on an annual basis in non-Winter Olympic years since 1930. A two-man event was included in 1931 with a combined championship occurring in 1947...
with a silver in 1973
FIBT World Championships 1973
The FIBT World Championships 1973 took place in Lake Placid, New York, United States for the fourth time, hosting the event previously in 1949, 1961, and 1969.-Two man bobsleigh:-Four man bobsleigh:-Medal table:-References:**...
and a bronze in 1974
FIBT World Championships 1974
The FIBT World Championships 1974 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record twelfth time. The Swiss city had hosted the event previously in 1931 , 1935 , 1937 , 1938 , 1939 , 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1965, and 1970.-Two man bobsleigh:-Four man bobsleigh:-Medal table:-References:**...
.
Competing in three Winter Olympics Delle Karth earned his best finish of fifth in the four-man event at Lake Placid
Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....
in 1980
1980 Winter Olympics
The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, was a multi-sport event which was celebrated from 13 February through 24 February 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. This was the second time the Upstate New York village hosted the Games, after 1932...
.
In the 1985-86 Bobsleigh World Cup he finished second in the four-man championship.
He has two brothers, Werner
Werner Delle Karth
Werner Delle Karth is an Austrian bobsledder who competed during the 1970s. He won two medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a silver in 1973 and a bronze in 1974.Competing in two Winter Olympics, Delle Karth earned his best finish of sixth in the four-man event at...
and Dieter.