Eduard Theodor von Falz-Fein
Eduard Theodor von Falz-Fein (born June 4, 1912 in Askanija-Nowa , Russian Empire , † June 17, 1974 in Berlin ) was a Liechtenstein bobsleigh driver.
Career
Eduard Theodor von Falz-Fein started in 1936 in bobsleigh for Liechtenstein at the IV Olympic Winter Games in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 1936 . He reached 18th place in the two-man bobsleigh with his brakeman Eugen Büchel .
For a while, Falz-Fein was considered the “oldest surviving Olympian”, but it turned out that it had been confused with his cousin Eduard Alexandrowitsch von Falz-Fein (1912-2018), who was born in the same year .
Eduard Theodor von Falz-Fein died on June 17, 1974 in Berlin.
Web links
- Eduard Theodor von Falz-Fein in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ^ "Hitler behaved like a psychopath" (February 26, 2018)
- ↑ Jere Longman: A Seat Near Hitler, and Other Tales From the Olympic Baron, 105. In: The New York Times . October 12, 2017, accessed October 12, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Falz-Fein, Eduard Theodor von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Falz, Eduard Theodor; Falz-Fein, Baron von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Liechtenstein bobsledder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 4, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Askanija-Nova , Ukraine |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th June 1974 |
| Place of death | Berlin , Germany |