Otto Röhr
Otto Röhr | |
Full name | Franz Hermann Otto Röhr |
nation | 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 | |
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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 .
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personal data | |
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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 |