Hans Oldag
Hans Hugo Carl Albert Oldag (born March 2, 1901 in Lübenheen , † August 1978 in North Tonawanda , New York) was a German-American athlete.
Oldag was a German blacksmith who emigrated to the United States in 1927 and joined the Buffalo Oriole Club . In 1930 he led a third of the distance in the Boston Marathon , but then fell back to 57th place. In 1932 he took 15th place. A month later, he qualified for the Los Angeles Olympics in a marathon in Maryland . At the Olympic marathon he finished eleventh. After the Olympics he struck a professional career under the name Buffalo Boy .
In 2002 a sports hall in his place of birth was named after him.
Web links
- Hans Oldag in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Hans Oldag at findagrave.com
- Hagenower Kreisblatt dated November 6th, 2017: On the trail of a sports star from Lübenheen
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Oldag, Hans |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Oldag, Hans Hugo Carl Albert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-American athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 2, 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lübheen |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 1978 |
| Place of death | North Tonawanda , New York |