Paul Sievert
Paul Sievert (born August 7, 1895 in Braunschweig , † December 18, 1988 in Berlin ) was a German athlete and Olympic participant.
On October 5, 1924, he set a world best time of 50 km walking in Munich with a time of 4:34:03 h , thus improving Karl Hähnel 's world best time .
Paul Sievert was German champion over 50 kilometers in 1924, 1925 and 1933. In 1929 and 1932 he was runner-up over this distance, in 1933 he won the runner-up championship over 20 km, in 1934 he won the team championship over 50 km with the RSV Berlin team . At the Olympic Games in 1932 , he finished sixth in a 50-kilometer walk in 5:16:41 h.
He started first for the Neukölln Sportfreunde , later for the Reichsbahn SV Berlin .
Web links
- Paul Sievert - From the life of a world record holder - Sports Museum Berlin on germanroadraces.de.
- Paul Sievert in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sievert, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German athlete and Olympian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 7, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Braunschweig |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 18, 1988 |
| Place of death | Berlin |