Walter Kusch

Walter Kusch (born 31 May 1954 in Hildesheim) is a German former swimmer who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Walter Kusch

Personal information
Born	(1954-05-31) 31 May 1954 (age 71) Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke
Medal record Men's swimming Representing  West Germany Olympic Games 1976 Montreal 4×100 m medley World Championships (LC) 1978 West Berlin 100 m breaststroke 1975 Cali 4×100 m medley 1978 West Berlin 4×100 m medley 1978 West Berlin 200 m breaststroke European Championships (LC) 1974 Vienna 4×100 m medley 1974 Vienna 100 m breaststroke 1970 Barcelona 200 m breaststroke 1977 Jönköping 100 m breaststroke 1977 Jönköping 200 m breaststroke

Kusch was the subject of Young Europe (Junges Europa), a sculpture by German artist Arno Breker which depicted the head of a hawk atop the body of a man, modeled on Kusch.^[2]