Walter Kusch (born 31 May 1954 in

Hildesheim Hildesheim (; or ; ) is a city in Lower Saxony, in north-central Germany with 101,693 inhabitants. It is in the district of Hildesheim (district), Hildesheim, about southeast of Hanover on the banks of the Innerste River, a small tributary of t ...

) is a German former swimmer who competed in the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

and in the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

. Kusch was the subject of Young Europe (Junges Europa), a sculpture by German artist

Arno Breker Arno Breker (19 July 1900 – 13 February 1991) was a German sculptor who is best known for his public works in Nazi Germany, where he was endorsed by the authorities as the antithesis of degenerate art. He was made official state sculptor, ...

which depicted the head of a hawk atop the body of a man, modeled on Kusch.

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1954 births Living people German male breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for West Germany West German male swimmers Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany Olympic bronze medalists in swimming World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Hildesheim Swimmers from Lower Saxony 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-swimming-bio-stub