Paul Neumann (swimmer)

Paul Neumann

Paul Neumann (born June 13, 1875 in Vienna ; † February 9, 1932 there ) was an Austrian swimmer .

Life

Paul Neumann was among the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 in Athens over 500 m freestyle, the first Olympic champion . His first sporting success was the Austrian championship title in river swimming in 1892. Shortly after the Olympic Games, he emigrated to the USA to study medicine in Chicago . He was named Dr. Paul Newman US champion over the half mile and set world records over two, three, four and five miles. He also won the US and Canadian Freestyle Championships.

In 1984 Neumann was posthumously inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and in 1986 into the International Swimming Sports Hall of Fame .

literature

H. Strohmeyer: Neumann von Heilwart Paul. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 7, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1978, ISBN 3-7001-0187-2 , p. 97.

Web links

Paul Neumann in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Paul Neumann in the International Swimming Hall of Fame (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Neumann, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Newman, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian swimmer
DATE OF BIRTH	June 13, 1875
PLACE OF BIRTH	Vienna , Austria
DATE OF DEATH	February 9, 1932
Place of death	Vienna , Austria