Hans Luber (diver)
Hans Luber (born October 15, 1893 in Munich , † October 15, 1940 in Berlin ) was a German water diver who won the silver medal in artificial jumping at the Olympic Games in 1912 .
Luber started his career at the Munich swimming club , but then moved to Berlin, where he played for Poseidon Berlin . At the Olympic Games in 1912 , the German jumpers won all three medals: Paul Günther received gold ahead of Hans Luber and Kurt Behrens . The following year Luber won the German championship in jumping.
In the mid-1920s Luber returned as a jumper from the 10-meter tower, from 1925 to 1927 he won the German championship. In 1926 and 1927 he won the European Championship.
Luber was a physical education teacher at the Berlin electricity works and taught at the Berlin University of Physical Exercise. In 1914 he published the book The Swimming Sport .
literature
- Volker Kluge : Summer Olympic Games. The Chronicle I. Athens 1896 - Berlin 1936. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-328-00715-6 (especially page 376, note 234).
Web links
- Hans Luber in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- History of the Munich swimming club (PDF file; 599 kB) with a photo by Hans Luber on page 5
- European champion diving
- German diving champions
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Luber, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German diver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 15, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 15, 1940 |
| Place of death | Berlin |