Hugo Strauß (25 June 1907 – 3 November 1941) was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]
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| Born | 25 June 1907 Mannheim, German Empire | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 November 1941 (aged 34) Golodayeva, Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Mannheimer RC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 1936 he won the gold medal with his partner Willi Eichhorn in the coxless pair competition. Strauß was 29 at the time he won,[2] it was also the only time he was in the Olympics. Also in 1936 Germany went on to win the Olympics that year.[3] He was killed during WWII while serving on the Eastern Front.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Hugo Strauß". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Hugo Strauß Olympic medals and stats". Archived from the original on 10 February 2007. Retrieved 21 November 2007.
- ^ "A Map of Olympic Medals - Interactive Graphic". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War - Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
External links edit
- Hugo Strauß at World Rowing
- Hugo Strauß at Olympics.com
- Hugo Strauß at Olympedia
- Hugo Strauß's Olympic record
- Willi Eichhorn's Olympic record
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