ms ▁directed ▁by ▁Mon ica ▁Vitt i <0x0A> </s> ▁Walter ▁S aw all ▁( 1 8 ▁July ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁– ▁ 3 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁German ▁cycl ist . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁he ▁won ▁four ▁med als ▁at ▁the ▁U CI ▁Motor - p ac ed ▁World ▁Championships , ▁including ▁two ▁gold ▁med als ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁ ▁He ▁left ▁school ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 5 ▁to ▁help ▁ear ning ▁money ▁for ▁his ▁family ▁of ▁eight ▁sib lings . ▁While ▁distrib uting ▁newsp apers ▁and ▁goods ▁he ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁cy cling . ▁He ▁had ▁his ▁first ▁competition ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁and ▁his ▁biggest ▁success es ▁around ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁For ▁four ▁years ▁he ▁rode ▁behind ▁Ernest ▁Pas quier , ▁a ▁French ▁pac er , ▁though ▁they ▁could ▁not ▁speak ▁each ▁other ' s ▁language . ▁S aw all ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁bow el ▁disease ▁developed ▁from ▁cy cling . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁of ▁a ▁brain ▁tum or . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁a ▁street ▁in ▁Er k ner , ▁where ▁he ▁lived , ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁him . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 5 3 ▁death s ▁Category : G erman ▁male