Walter Schröder (29 December 1932 – 18 October 2022)[1][2] was a German rower who competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics.

In 1960, he was a crew member of the West German boat which won the gold medal in the eights event.

After his career as rower he finished his physical education studies, researched and published extensively mainly on rowing and motor learning.

He was hired by the University of Hamburg, where he moved up from rowing instructor to Associate Professor for movement studies.

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