Friedrich Gerdes
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Personal information | |
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Birth name | Friedrich August Martin Gerdes |
Nationality | German |
Born | Varel, German Empire | 12 December 1910
Died | 19 October 1960 Dahlem, West Germany | (aged 49)
Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Javelin throw |
Friedrich Gerdes (12 December 1910 – 19 October 1960) was a German athlete. He competed in the men's javelin throw at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1] He was killed in 1960 by a motor car accident in Berlin.[1]
Personal life
Gerdes was working as a policeman at the time and he was the German Police Champion in 1939.
Career
Gerdes had reached the finals of the javelin throw at the 1936 Summer Olympic and was placed seventeenth and last. Gerdes never managed to win a German Championship.
References
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Friedrich Gerdes Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
External links
- Friedrich Gerdes at Olympedia
- Friedrich Gerdes at olympics.com
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