Emil Preiss

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Emil K. Preiss (* 1898 in Kirchheim unter Teck ; † February 15, 1962 ) was a German-American gymnast, trainer and sports teacher.

Life

Preiss, originally written Preiß, was a member of the men's gymnastics club in Stuttgart . He emigrated to the United States in 1923, where he attended the Normal College of the American Gymnastic Union (AGU College) in Indianapolis , Indiana . In 1925 and 1926 he won two national championships (1925: AAU free calisthenics title; 1926: American Turner all-around championship). From 1926 to 1930 he was a coach at the Aurora gymnastics club in Illinois and a physical education teacher at the Illinois Turner Camp in Chicago .

In 1928 he did gymnastics at the German Gymnastics Festival in Cologne and became the German champion in eight combat . On September 12, 1928, he and his wife Emma Preiss returned from Bremen to Aurora.

In late 1930 he moved from Illinois to the Sports Faculty of the University of Pennsylvania . He carried out this activity until his death in 1962. He was posthumously awarded a prize in 1966 by the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches (NACGC).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ MTV-Turner Andergassen is German all-around champion! Thomas Andergassen 2001 in Dessau. MTV Stuttgart.
  2. ↑ The era of MTV Stuttgart. Successful athletes. MTV Stuttgart.
  3. ^ Normal College of the American Gymnastic Union. American Gymnastic Union. Normal College, Indianapolis 1923, p. 29. ( limited preview in Google Book search)
  4. ↑ Ralph Hickok: Who was who in American sports. Hawthorn Books, 1971, pp. XXXV, 247.
  5. ^ Indianapolis Gymnastics Club. Seventy-fifth Anniversary, 1851-1926. Indianapolis Gymnastics Club, 1926. ( limited preview in Google book search)
  6. ^ Counselors / Camp & Waterfront Directors. In: Illinois Turner Camp History , Illinois Turner Camp, August 20, 2007, p. 27. ( pdf )
  7. ↑ Bremen Passenger Lists. A Project with the Bremen Chamber of Commerce and the Bremen Staatsarchiv. State Archives Bremen .
  8. ↑ Emil Preiss. In: Alumni Bulletin , Vol. 14, No. 1, Illinois Turner Camp, November 1930, p. 4. ( pdf )
  9. ↑ Modern Gymnast , Volume 8, 1966, p. 61. ( limited preview in Google Book Search)
personal data
SURNAME Price, Emil
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Preiss, Emil K .; Preiss, Emil
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-American gymnast
DATE OF BIRTH 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH Kirchheim unter Teck
DATE OF DEATH February 15, 1962