Rodolfo Hammersley
Rodolfo Hammersley 
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 Chile
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| birthday | June 10, 1889 |
| place of birth | Valparaíso , Chile |
| date of death | unknown |
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| discipline | Sprint ; high jump |
| Best performance | 100 m: 10.4 s |
| society | Everton Viña del Mar |
Rodolfo Hammersley (born June 10, 1889 in Valparaíso , Chile , † date and location unknown) was a Chilean athlete .
Rodolfo Hammersley was distinguished by his diversity in athletics. In 1910 he achieved a time of 10.4 s in the 100-meter run and thus equalized the world record, which was unofficial at the time.
Hammersley was a member of the first Chilean Olympic team in 1912. At the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912 he competed in high jump and standing high jump . In the high jump he reached 1.60 m. With that he missed the final qualification and finished 28th overall. He also did not make it to the final in the standing vault. With 1.40 m he came in a shared 13th place.
In July 1918 an unofficial South American championship was held in Buenos Aires . Hammersley competed in the discus and hammer throw . He won the discus throw with 30.29 m, in the hammer throw he came second with 25.40 m.
Web links
- Rodolfo Hammersley in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ David Wood, P. Louise Johnson: Sporting Cultures: Hispanic Perspectives on Sport, Text and the Body - Routledge, 2013 - p. 29.
- ↑ List of results on GBRAthletics
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hammersley, Rodolfo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chilean athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 10, 1889 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Valparaíso |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th century or 21st century |