Otto Neumann (athlete)
Otto Neumann (born August 28, 1902 in Karlsruhe , † April 12, 1990 in Mannheim ) was a German athlete .
Life
In 1922 and 1924 he became German champion over 400 meters for MTG Mannheim . In 1927 he won the title with the 4 x 400 meter relay (Hübner, Erich Renell , Otto Neumann, Klähn) of the DSC Berlin . In the following year he became German champion over 400 meter hurdles and with the 4 x 400 meter relay (Otto Neumann, Herbert Böcher , Reinhold Schmidt , Hermann Engelhard ) of SC Teutonia 99 Berlin .
Neumann was nominated for the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam . There he was eliminated in the individual over 400 meters in the intermediate run. With the German 4 x 400 meter relay (Otto Neumann, Werner Storz , Richard Krebs , Hermann Engelhard ), however, he won the silver medal with the European best time of 3: 14.8 minutes. With a height of 1.78 m, he had a competition weight of 71 kg.
He was a qualified gymnastics and sports teacher and received his doctorate. At the University of Heidelberg he was an honorary professor for physical exercise. From 1938 to 1940 he coached SV Waldhof Mannheim and reached the cup final with the team in 1939 . In 1952 he initiated the establishment of the basketball department at USC Heidelberg . From 1955 to 1957 he was chairman of the Association of Old Athletes , the association of German champions.
His sons Fritz and Hannes became German basketball champions with the USC men's team.
Honors
- 1955 with the Carl Diem plaque of the German Sports Association (1955)
- Federal Cross of Merit, 1st Class (August 5, 1982)
literature
- Klaus Amrhein: Biographical manual on the history of German athletics 1898–2005 . 2 volumes. Darmstadt 2005 published on German Athletics Promotion and Project Society.
Web links
- Otto Neumann in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ USC Heidelberg ( Memento of the original from December 9, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ II. USC academics take the stage - USC Heidelberg . In: USC Heidelberg . ( usc-hd.de [accessed on October 6, 2017]).
- ↑ Office of the Federal President
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Neumann, Otto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 28, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Karlsruhe |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 12, 1990 |
| Place of death | Mannheim |