Paul Hempel

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Paul Hempel (born June 30, 1890 in Berlin ; † January 27, 1950 there ) was a German marathon runner .

Life

In his debut, the 1910 German Marathon , he was fourth in 2:52:01 h. Two years later he won a race for professional athletes on the trotting track in Berlin-Rummelsburg in 2:55:10 h.

In 1919 he returned to amateur status . In 1921 and 1922 he won the 25 km road race across Berlin, and in 1923 he won the German marathon in 2:52:23 h and won a 40 km run in Copenhagen in 2:35:55 ​​h. In 1924 he defended his title in the German Marathon with the German record time of 2:47:06 h and was third in the Turin marathon in 2:52:27 h.

In 1925 the German Marathon became the German Marathon Championship. Hempel won the title for the third time in 2:48:26 h, although his feet were sore and had to finish the race barefoot.

In 1926 he became German runner-up and won the Košice marathon . Since he started without the approval of his association, he was subsequently banned for some time. The following year he gave up at the German championship and was third in Košice.

In 1928 he finished second in the qualifying race for the Olympic Games in Amsterdam on June 17th in Düsseldorf in 2:33:47 h, just six seconds behind Paul Gerhardt . The route was specified in the tender as 42.2 km, but it was probably only 40.25 km. In Amsterdam he came in as the second best German in 2:52:01 h on 31st place.

In 1929 he won a marathon in Berlin with the German best time of 2:47:35 h and three weeks later the Košice marathon.

In 1930 he was third in the marathon of the German fighting games. At the age of 42, he was sixth in the German Championship and the Polytechnic Marathon in 1932 .

Paul Hempel first started for SC Meteor Berlin, later for SC Charlottenburg . He contested a total of 34 marathons, of which he finished nine as the winner.

Personal bests

  • 5000 m : 16: 54.8 min, August 14, 1910, Berlin
  • 10,000 m : 36: 58.2 min, August 10, 1919, Berlin
  • Marathon: 2:47:06 h, July 26, 1924, Berlin

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personal data
SURNAME Hempel, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German marathon runner
DATE OF BIRTH June 30, 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH January 27, 1950
Place of death Berlin