Otto Röhr

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Otto Röhr athletics
Full name Franz Hermann Otto Röhr
nation German EmpireThe German Imperium German Empire
birthday November 22, 1891
place of birth Magdeburg ,  Germany
size 193 cm
Weight 81 kg
date of death January 8, 1972
Place of death Arnsberg , Germany
Career
discipline Sprint ; Hurdles ; High jump , decathlon
Best performance 110 m hurdles: 15.9 s; High jump: 1.80 m;
Decathlon: 4672 points
society SC Charlottenburg ; Dortmund SC 95

Franz Hermann Otto Röhr (born November 22, 1891 in Magdeburg , † January 8, 1972 in Arnsberg ) was a German athlete .

At the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912, he set the first official world record in this discipline in the 4 x 100 meter relay together with Max Herrmann , Erwin Kern and Richard Rau (42.3 s). In the final, however, the German quartet was disqualified after a mistake. Röhr also started in the high jump , where he was eliminated in qualification, and in the decathlon , where he gave up after four disciplines.

In 1915 and 1919 he was German champion in the 110-meter hurdles .

Otto Röhr started for the SC Charlottenburg and the Dortmund SC 95 .

Personal best

  • 110 m hurdles: 15.9 s, June 28, 1914, Berlin
  • High jump: 1.80 m, September 1, 1912, Berlin

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personal data
SURNAME Röhr, Otto
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Röhr, Otto Franz Hermann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German athlete
DATE OF BIRTH November 22, 1891
PLACE OF BIRTH Magdeburg
DATE OF DEATH January 8, 1972
Place of death Arnsberg