Erwin von Sigel

Erwin von Sigel
Full name	Erwin Fritz Karl August von Sigel
nation	German Empire
birthday	August 14, 1884
place of birth	Bromberg ,  German Empire
job	Entrepreneur
date of death	2nd January 1967
Place of death	South Haven ,  United States
Career
discipline	Medium and long distance running
Best performance	1500 m: 4: 05.3 min 3000 m: 8: 59.6 min
society	SC Prussia Berlin
Medal table
German championships 3 × 0 × 0 ×
German championships gold Wroclaw 1907 1500 m gold Frankfurt am Main 1909 1500 m gold Duisburg 1912 1500 m

Erwin Fritz Karl August von Sigel (born August 14, 1884 in Bromberg , † January 2, 1967 in South Haven , Michigan ) was a German medium and long-distance runner .

biography

Erwin von Sigel played hockey in his youth and was an artistic gymnast before switching to athletics in 1905. For the Olympic Games in London in 1908 , it was intended for the medium and long-distance run, but for unknown reasons it could not make the trip.

At the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912 he reached the final over 1500 m , but did not make it into the top eight. In the 3000 meter team race , he was eliminated in the preliminary run.

In 1907 , 1909 and 1912 he was German champion over 1500 m .

Erwin von Sigel started for SC Preußen Berlin . After the Second World War he emigrated to the United States.

Personal bests

• 1500 m : 4: 05.3 min, July 10, 1912, Stockholm
• 3000 m : 8: 59.6 min, July 28, 1912 (former national record)

Web links

• Erwin von Sigel in the trackfield.brinkster.net database (English)
• Erwin von Sigel in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )