Julius Wagner (athlete)

Julius Wagner (born October 12, 1882 in Reutlingen , † March 2, 1952 in Bern ) was a German - Swiss athlete . He was the German record holder in the javelin throw and took part in the Olympic Games in 1906, 1908 and 1912. As a founding member of the then Swiss Olympic Comité (today: Swiss Olympic Association ), he published commemorative works on the Olympic Games from 1912 to 1948.

In 1920 he founded the Swiss sports newspaper " Sport " and sold it a year later.

Olympia

Olympic Intermediate Games 1906

Tug of war: first place
Pentathlon: Eighth place
Long jump: eleventh place
Pole vault: 14th place
100 m: eliminated in the preliminary run
Discus throw (Greek): no placement
Shot put: no placement
Stone pushing: no placement

1908 Summer Olympics

Hammer throw

1912 Summer Olympics

Decathlon

Web links

Julius Wagner in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

↑ Anonymous. Switzerland and Olympism. Olymp. Rev. 1980; 66-67: 187-208. (PDF; 530 kB)
^ J. Wagner, G. Eichenberger: Olympic Games Stockholm 1912 . Julius Wagner publishing house, Zurich, 1912
^ J. Wagner, G. Eichenberger: The Olympic Games - Paris 1924 . Julius Wagner publishing house, Zurich, 1924.
^ J. Wagner, F. Klipstein, M.Messerli: The Olympic Games 1928, St. Moritz and Amsterdam : Remembrance work. Julius Wagner publishing house, Zurich, 1928.
^ J. Wagner, F. Klipstein: Swiss Olympic Committee. Olympic Games Berlin 1936 : memorial work. Verkehrsverlag, Zurich, 1936.
^ J. Wagner: 14th Olympiad: the Olympic Games London 1948 . Memory work. Hermes, Zurich, 1948.
↑ Walter Lutz : The rise, splendor and fall of "sport". (PDF; 978 KB) How the trade journal and long-standing flagship of JeanFrey AG ran aground after 80 years. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . Aktiengesellschaft für die Neue Zürcher Zeitung, October 7, 1999, p. 57 , accessed on August 10, 2019 .

personal data
SURNAME	Wagner, Julius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German-Swiss athlete
DATE OF BIRTH	October 12, 1882
PLACE OF BIRTH	Reutlingen
DATE OF DEATH	March 2, 1952
Place of death	Bern

[1] Anonymous. Switzerland and Olympism. Olymp. Rev. 1980; 66-67: 187-208. (PDF; 530 kB)

[2] J. Wagner, G. Eichenberger: Olympic Games Stockholm 1912 . Julius Wagner publishing house, Zurich, 1912

[3] J. Wagner, G. Eichenberger: The Olympic Games - Paris 1924 . Julius Wagner publishing house, Zurich, 1924.

[4] J. Wagner, F. Klipstein, M.Messerli: The Olympic Games 1928, St. Moritz and Amsterdam : Remembrance work. Julius Wagner publishing house, Zurich, 1928.

[5] J. Wagner, F. Klipstein: Swiss Olympic Committee. Olympic Games Berlin 1936 : memorial work. Verkehrsverlag, Zurich, 1936.

[6] J. Wagner: 14th Olympiad: the Olympic Games London 1948 . Memory work. Hermes, Zurich, 1948.

[7] Walter Lutz : The rise, splendor and fall of "sport". (PDF; 978 KB) How the trade journal and long-standing flagship of JeanFrey AG ran aground after 80 years. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . Aktiengesellschaft für die Neue Zürcher Zeitung, October 7, 1999, p. 57 , accessed on August 10, 2019 .