| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1881-06-29)June 29, 1881 Stuttgart, German Empire |
| Died | 1943 (aged 61–62) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Diving |
Medal record | |
Gottlob Walz (29 June 1881 – 1943) was a Germandiver who competed in the1906 Intercalated Games and1908 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
Walz was born inStuttgart, Germany in 1881 and from 1903 became an accomplished diver who won the German National Diving Champion 11 times and the European Champion three times, so when he entered the Olympics he was the favorite each time.[3]
At the1906 Intercalated Games inAthens, he competed with another 23 divers in theplatform diving event, in which the divers had three dives each from four, eight and twelve metre platforms, and after two days Walz won with 156.0 points and ahead of fellow GermanGeorg Hoffmann by 5.8 points.[4]
Two years later Walz was back at the Olympics competing this time in the3 metre springboard event, at the1908 Summer Olympics in London, in the first round the divers were split into group with the first two in each group qualifying for the next round, Walz won his group with 81.30 points,[5] in the semi-finals there were two groups with again the top two qualifying for the final, Walz this time finished second in his group behind fellow GermanKurt Behrens,[6] in a final with four divers Walz only managed to finish in joint third place with AmericanGeorge Gaidzik.[7]
