Arthur Tell Schwab
Arthur Tell Schwab (born September 4, 1896 in Bortewitz , † February 27, 1945 in Siglingen ) was a Swiss walker .
He was the son of a Swiss family who immigrated near Leipzig and grew up in Berlin . There he founded a precision mechanics workshop and devoted himself to walking in his free time, which he soon practiced within the SC Charlottenburg . from 1931 to 1935 he was the world record holder in the 5000 m walking. From 1935 to 1941 he was the world record holder in the 15 km discipline.
The Nazi leadership tried to win him over for Germany in international competitions, but he continued to compete for Switzerland. This was also the case at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, where he won the silver medal in the 50 km walk in a time of 4: 32: 09.2 hours. In 1934 he had already won the silver medal at the European Championships in Turin over the same distance .
After Schwab had spent several years of war in Berlin, he decided in the spring of 1945 to move to Switzerland. He boarded the Federal Mission's last train transport and was killed in an air raid at Siglingen train station near Heilbronn. His son Fritz Schwab won bronze at the Olympic Games in 1948 and silver in the 10,000 meter walk in 1952 .
literature
- Ernst-Günther Poch: warn the fate of athletes! , 1991, pp. 28/29.
Web links
- Arthur Tell Schwab in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schwab, Arthur Tell |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss walkers |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th September 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bortewitz |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 27, 1945 |
| Place of death | Siglingen |