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Walter Boller

German athlete

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 15, 2026
Entity authorityQ1690903 ↗
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Walter Boller (born 20 May 1951) is a German athlete. He competed in the men's high jump at the 1976 Summer Olympics, representing West Germany.

At the West German championships, Boller won his first medal in 1973, a silver, followed by three straight gold medals in 1974, 1975 and 1976. In the same three years he also became West German indoor champion. He represented the club USC Mainz.

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The public source identifies “Walter Boller” as german athlete. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Walter, Boller and German.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1951, 1976, 1973, 1974—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1951-05-20. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Walter, Boller and German providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “Walter Boller” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.