Walter ADAMS

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Date: 15 October 1968

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- DATE OF BIRTH
  Thursday, 15 March 1945
- PLACE OF BIRTH
  Wasseralfingen, West Germany.

INTERNATIONAL
West Germany
- Event(s)
  800m
- Championship Performances
  Olympics: 1968 fourth 800m.

Walter ADAMS - West Germany - Just outside 800m medals at 1968 Olympics (result)

(Walter is pictured above (no. 2) about to cross the finishing line just outside the medals in fourth place in the 800m at the 1968 Mexico Olympics. Australia's Ralph Doubell won the gold, Kenya's Wilson Kiprugut (566) the silver and Thomas Farrell (271) of the USA the bronze.)
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Men's 800m. Final. Olympic Games 1968
1. Ralph DOUBELL	AUS	1: 44.3 EWR
2. Wilson Kiprugut CHUMA	KEN	1: 44.5
3. Thomas FARRELL	USA	1: 45.4
4. Walter ADAMS	GER	1: 45.8
5. Josef PLACHY	CZE	1: 45.9
6. Dieter FROMM	GDR	1: 46.2
7. Thomas SAISI	KEN	1: 47.5
8. Benedict CAYENNE	TRI	1: 54.3