Rudolf Kobs
Rudolf Kobs (born June 17, 1893 in Berlin , † January 23, 1978 in Dortmund ) was a German athlete and gymnast .
Career
Kobs started as a track and field athlete for Lübeck TV Berlin at the German Championships in 1919 and finished third in the decathlon with 739.23 points. He later worked as a gymnast for the TV Vorwärts Breslau . He was the first district festival winner three times in the twelve fight. In 1921 he was champion in the device ten fight of the DT Leipzig with 184 points, in the popular decathlon of the DT Nuremberg and in the twelve fight of the DT Hanover . In 1922 he won the Twelve Fight at the German Fighting Games in Berlin . In 1923 he won the Twelve Fight at the German Gymnastics Festival in Munich . From 1923 to 1924 the sports teacher was an Olympic trainer for apparatus gymnastics in Finland .
He was the grandfather of Karsten Kobs .
literature
- Klaus Amrhein : Biographical manual on the history of German athletics 1898-1998 . Leichtathletik-Fördergesellschaft, 1999, p. 236.
Web links
- Rudolf Kobs biography in: Hamburger Nachrichten of December 22, 1937.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Athletics - German Championships (decathlon - men)
- ↑ German all-around champions of apparatus gymnastics, men
- ↑ Short biographical entry on the back of the postcard
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kobs, Rudolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German athlete and gymnast |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 17, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 23, 1978 |
| Place of death | Dortmund |