Ewald Walch

Ewald Walch ( born August 18, 1940 in Innsbruck) is a former Austrian luger. With his partner Manfred Schmid, he formed one of the most successful sledge double in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Ewald Walch went to the Union Imst. He could reach 1957 at the FIL World Luge Championships in Davos at the Erich Raffl side where both won bronze a first international success. Reinhold frog he won in 1960 in Garmisch -Partenkirchen the title. 1963, now on the side of Anton Venier, he won in Imst for the second time the bronze medal. Since 1967, he achieved his success on the side of Manfred Schmid. In Hammarstrand they were runner-up behind Klaus -Michael Bonsack and Thomas Köhler. 1969 and 1970 won the double in each Koenigssee the world title. In 1971, in Olang once a vice- world champion behind the Italian double Hildgartner Paul and Walter Plaikner added.

At the European level reached Walch great success. In 1962, he won the title with Venier, 1970, he was charged with third parties Schmid, 1971 behind Hildgartner and Plaikner Vice European Champion. National won the doubles Walch / Schmid 1969, 1970, 1972 and 1973 titles in doubles. Greatest success in Walchs career was winning the silver medal at the 1968 Olympic Winter Games in Grenoble. 1972 drove the double in Sapporo on the seventh rank.

In 1996 he received the Silver Medal for Services to the Republic of Austria.