Walther Binner

German swimmer

Walther Binner
In Hamburg, c. 1912
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born(1891-01-28)28 January 1891
Breslau, German Empire
Died18 September 1971(1971-09-18) (aged 80)
Frankfurt am Main, West Germany
Sport
SportSwimming
Strokesfreestyle

Walther Binner (28 January 1891 – 18 September 1971) was a German freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was born in Breslau and died in Frankfurt am Main.

In 1912 he was eliminated in the first round of the 100 metre freestyle event. He was the president of swimming's world governing body, FINA from 1932 to 1936, and was also a member of the International Olympic Committee.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Walther Binner". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

External links

  • Profile at Sport-Reference at the Wayback Machine (archived 17 April 2020)
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  • Diving
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  • George Hearn (1908–1924)
  • Erik Bergvall (1924–1928)
  • Émile-Georges Drigny (1928–1932)
  • Walther Binner (1932–1936)
  • Harold Fern (1936–1948 )
  • Rene de Raeve (1948–1952)
  • M.L. Negri (1952–1956)
  • Jan de Vries (1956–1960)
  • Max Ritter (1960–1964)
  • William Berge Phillips (1964–1968)
  • Javier Ostos Mora (1968–1972)
  • Harold Henning (1972–1976)
  • Javier Ostos Mora (1976–1980, 2nd term)
  • Ante Lambaša (1980–1984)
  • Robert Helmick (1984–1988)
  • Mustapha Larfaoui (1988–2009)
  • Julio Maglione (2009–2021)
  • Husain Al-Musallam (2021–present)
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