Adolph Kiefer

Adolph Gustav Kiefer (born June 27, 1918 in Chicago , Illinois - † May 5, 2017 in Wadsworth , Lake County , Illinois) was an American swimmer .

Life

The son of German emigrants became Olympic champion over 100 m back at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin as an 18-year-old . In his sports career from 1935 to 1944 he set 17 world records over various distances.

During the Second World War he was involved in the training of soldiers in the US Navy and wrote a textbook on swimming. After the Second World War, he founded a company that manufactures swimming articles and swimming pool accessories. In 1965 he was inducted into the international swimming pool 's hall of fame . After the death of the Olympic water polo champion Sándor Tarics on May 21, 2016, Kiefer was the last surviving Olympic champion of the 1936 Olympic Games. Kiefer was married to his wife Joyce for 75 years, who died in 2015. He lived in Wadsworth, Illinois and most recently served as a consultant to two companies.

Web links

Adolph Kiefer in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Adolph Kiefer in the International Swimming Hall of Fame (English)
Short biography of Adolph Kiefer ( memento from July 16, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) at Hickok Sports (English)
History of Innovation , history on his company's website
Where are they now? Adolph Kiefer by Kari Lydersen, Swimming World and Junior Swimmer, February 2003 (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Marc Lancaster: Adolph Kiefer, gold medalist at 1936 Olympics, this at 98. In: sportingnews.com. Perform Sporting News Ltd., May 5, 2017, accessed May 6, 2017 .
↑ Gunnar Meinhardt : "I met Hitler at the swimming pool in the Olympic village". In: The world . August 1, 2011, accessed May 6, 2017.
↑ Barbara Munker: Alex Tarics - oldest living Olympic champion. In: Westdeutsche Zeitung . July 12, 2012, accessed May 6, 2017.
↑ Gunnar Meinhardt: "If only I had drowned Hitler then" In: Die Welt . August 1, 2016, accessed May 6, 2017.

personal data
SURNAME	Kiefer, Adolph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Kiefer, Adolph Gustav (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American swimmer
DATE OF BIRTH	June 27, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH	Chicago , Illinois , United States
DATE OF DEATH	5th May 2017
Place of death	Wadsworth , Lake County , Illinois , United States

[1] Marc Lancaster: Adolph Kiefer, gold medalist at 1936 Olympics, this at 98. In: sportingnews.com. Perform Sporting News Ltd., May 5, 2017, accessed May 6, 2017 .

[2] Gunnar Meinhardt : "I met Hitler at the swimming pool in the Olympic village". In: The world . August 1, 2011, accessed May 6, 2017.

[3] Barbara Munker: Alex Tarics - oldest living Olympic champion. In: Westdeutsche Zeitung . July 12, 2012, accessed May 6, 2017.

[4] Gunnar Meinhardt: "If only I had drowned Hitler then" In: Die Welt . August 1, 2016, accessed May 6, 2017.