Walther Meienreis
Karl Hermann Walter Meienreis (born November 4, 1877 in Görlitz , † December 2, 1943 in Berlin-Friedenau ) was a German fencer and Olympic participant. As a member of the Berlin Officer Fencing and Riding Club , he took part in the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm . In the epee singles he was eliminated in the first round, with the saber team he finished seventh among a total of 11 participants.
Meienreis was a graduate engineer and also took part in several academic competitions. In 1911 he won the Academic Olympia in Dresden with the saber and came second in the foil competition. In 1913 he was third in the first academic championships in Frankfurt am Main (the forerunner of the university championships) with epee and foil, in 1926 he entered the Academic Olympia in Koenigsberg again and was second in saber and third with epee and foil.
Furthermore, Meienreis wrote several books on the sport of fencing and translated a work on the resistance of ships from French.
Fonts
- Saber fencing with the light saber at cut and cut . Grethlein, Leipzig 1914.
- The butt fencing according to the Italian school . Grethlein, Leipzig 1914.
- Charles Doyère, Walter Meienreis (transl.): On the question of ship resistance . Julius Springer, Berlin 1927.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Death register of the Schöneberg registry office in Berlin No. 3780/1943.
- ↑ Walther Meienreis in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original ).
- ^ Max Schröder: Deutsche Fechtkunst , Georg Koenig Buchdruckerei und Verlag, Berlin 1938, p. 92ff.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meienreis, Walther |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Meienreis, Karl Hermann Walter (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German fencer and Olympic participant |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 4, 1877 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Goerlitz |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 2, 1943 |
| Place of death | Berlin-Friedenau |