Carl Bechler
Carl Bechler (born February 15, 1886 in Danzig ; † March 29, 1945 ibid.) Was a German sprinter and javelin thrower .
At the Olympic Games in London in 1908, he was eliminated over 100 m in the preliminary run. Its placement in the javelin throw (central grip) is not known.
Bechler started for SpVgg ASCO Königsberg . Later, he was teacher and longtime head of the Gdansk traffic control center; he was also active in literature. Because he was married to a Jew, he lost his position under the Nazi regime. He died when an air raid shelter was shot at.
Personal best
- 100 m : 11.1 s, 1913
- Javelin throw: 49.90 m, 1913
Web links
- Carl Bechler in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Footnotes
- ^ Peter Oliver Loew : The literary Danzig 1793 to 1945. Building blocks for a local cultural history. Lang, Frankfurt [a. a.] 2009, ISBN 978-3-631-57571-0 , p. 139
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bechler, Carl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bechler, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sprinter and javelin thrower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 15, 1886 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Danzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 29, 1945 |
| Place of death | Danzig |