Karl Hein (athlete)
Appearance
![]() Hein in 1936 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | 11 June 1908 Hamburg, German Empire |
Died | 10 July 1982 (aged 74) Hamburg, West Germany |
Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 103 kg (227 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Hammer throw |
Club | SV St. Georg, Hamburg |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | 58.77 (1938)[1][2] |
Medal record |
Karl Hein (11 June 1908 – 10 July 1982) was a German hammer thrower who won a gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin.
By early 1930s Hein had married and retired from athletics. He resumed competing after watching a film about the 1932 Olympics, and remained active until late 1950s, winning the national championships in 1936–38 and 1946–47 and placing second in 1956. In 1938 he set two world records and won the European title. In 1962 he was awarded the Rudolf-Harbig-Gedächtnispreis.[1]
Hein died from a stroke aged 74. His son Karl-Peter also competed in hammer throw, at the national level.[1]
References
Categories:
- 1908 births
- 1982 deaths
- German male hammer throwers
- Olympic gold medalists for Germany
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Germany
- Sportspeople from Hamburg
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- German athletics Olympic medalist stubs