Autograph request
Postcard sent by Bray to Walter Delle Karth on 9th January 1937 asking for his autograph.
Walter Delle Karth senior (born August 12, 1911 , died 2004 ) was an Austrian ski jumper and combo runner . He participated in jumps in the World Cup in 1931, 1933, 1935 and 1938, with 16th place in Innsbruck in 1933 as the best position. In the World Cup in Lahti in 1938 he also participated in combined, where he became number 43 (out of 52 finishers). In OL in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 1936 he was number 33 (out of 46 finishers) in combination.
He became Hungarian champion in combination in 1936. In 1938 he became number 3 in the ski flying race in Planica. He had the ground record in Enterwaldschanze in Tux by 57 meters.
Walter Delle Karth was the father of the bobsleigh drivers Werner , Dieter and Walter junior, and grandfather of the sailor Nico Delle Karth , who have all competed in the Olympics.