Max Herrmann (athlete)
Max Herrmann | |
nation | German Empire |
birthday | March 17, 1885 |
place of birth | Danzig , German Empire (now Poland ) |
size | 176 cm |
Weight | 67 kg |
date of death | January 29, 1915 |
Career | |
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discipline | sprint |
Best performance | 100 m: 10.8 s 200 m: 21.9 s 400 m: 49.9 s |
society | Berlin sports club |
last change: February 13, 2017 |
Max Herrmann (born March 17, 1885 in Danzig ; † January 29, 1915 ) was a German sprinter .
At the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912, he set the first official world record in this discipline (42.3 s) in the 4 x 100 meter relay together with Otto Röhr , Erwin Kern and Richard Rau . In the final, however, the German quartet was disqualified after a mistake. Over 100 and 400 meters , Herrmann was eliminated in the preliminary run, over 200 meters he reached the semi-finals.
In 1911 and 1913 he was German champion over 400 meters.
Max Herrmann started for SC Charlottenburg .
Personal bests
- 100 m: 10.8 s, August 21, 1910, Hamburg
- 200 m: 21.9 s, June 28, 1914, Berlin
- 400 m: 49.9 s, August 31, 1913, Berlin
Web links
- Max Herrmann in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Herrmann, Max |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sprinter |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 17, 1885 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Danzig |
DATE OF DEATH | January 29, 1915 |