 Kilger in 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 7 April 1962 (age 62) Gotteszell, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para table tennis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Paraplegia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Walter Kilger (born 7 April 1962)[1] is a German former para table tennis player. He is a three-time European champion, World silver medalist and a Paralympic bronze medalist.[2][3][4] He was member of the German paralympic tabletennis team at the Paralympics 2000 in Sydney, 2004 in Peking and 2008. and won 2 bronze medals. He was decorated by the President of the Federal Republic of Germany with the Silver Laurel Leaf, Germany's highest sport award.[5] (translation: since 1992 all the winners of medals at Paralympic Games were also decorated with the Silver Laural Leaf)
References
- ^ "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Table Tennis - Official Results Book". ipc-services.org. International Paralympic Committee. 19 September 2004.
- ^ "Walter Kilger - IPTTF Profile". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 20 December 2021.
- ^ "With the wheelchair to the top of the world: Walter Kilger from Gotteszell has achieved almost everything in table tennis (in German)". Heimat Sport. 12 July 2020.
- ^ "Walter Kilger - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 20 December 2021.
- ^ Sportbericht der Bundesregierung an den Bunbestag - Drucksache 14/96119 - Seite 51 ... seit 1992 werden auch die Medaillengewinner der Paralympischen Spiele mit dem Silbernen Lorbeerblatt ausgezeichnet ...
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