Max Beer (athlete)
Max Beer (born September 15, 1912 in Hosenruck , † December 19, 1995 in Bern ) was a Swiss athlete and marathon runner .
Beer grew up on a small farm in Hüttlingen in the canton of Thurgau . In Mettendorf he founded the “Turnverein Mettendorf” with like-minded people. The Mettendorfer “Cross-Country Runs” were launched on his initiative.
In 1931 Beer took part in the "Military March Solothurn " and in the same year in the "Epreuves militaires de marche" which led from Yverdon to Lausanne and Beer took one of the top ranks.
Beer founded and organized with his friends the Frauenfeld military competition , which was held for the first time on May 27, 1934 and which Beer won twice. As the Swiss marathon champion, Beer took part in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin and finished 34th.
As a trained postman , Beer made up his Matura on his second educational path . At the University of Bern he made his lawyer sexamen and doctorate . Beer worked in federal administration, in trade, in industry and led many central secretariats.
With his wife Elsa, née Brawand, he founded the “Max and Elsa Beer Brawand Fund”. When his wife died in 1990, he later lived with Josy von Martens. For his services, Beer was awarded the title of Honorary Senator from the University of Bern.
In 1982 the sports journalists honored him as «Sports Sponsor of the Year 1982».
Web links
- Max Beer in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- olympic.org
Individual evidence
- ^ Thurgauer Jahrbuch: Nekrolog für Max Beer. Retrieved April 13, 2020 .
- ↑ Olympic Sports: Max Beer, 1936 Summer Olympic Games. Retrieved April 13, 2020 .
- ^ University of Bern: Max and Elsa Beer-Brawand Fund. Retrieved April 13, 2020 .
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Beer, Max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss athlete and marathon runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 15, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pants jerk |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 19, 1995 |
| Place of death | Bern |