Erich Borchmeyer
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  Germany
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1932 Los Angeles | 4x100 m relay |
| European Championships | ||
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1934 Turin | 100 m |
Representing  Germany
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1936 Berlin | 4x100 m relay |
Erich Borchmeyer (23 January 1905 – 17 August 2000) was a German athlete, who competed mainly in the 100 metres.
Borchmeyer was born in Münster. He competed for Germany in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the 4 x 100 metres relay, where he won the silver medal with his teammates Helmut Körnig, Friedrich Hendrix and Arthur Jonath.[1][2] He also returned for the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany, where he was the sole returnee of the 1932 team and teamed up with Wilhelm Leichum, Erwin Gillmeister and Gerd Hornberger to win a bronze medal.
Borchmeyer committed suicide at age 95 in a retirement home in Bielefeld.[3]
Competition record
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Germany
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| 1934 | European Championships | Turin, Italy | 2nd | 100 m | 10.7 |
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Erich Borchmeyer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- ^ "Erich Borchmeyer". Olympic.org.
- ^ "Erich Borchmeyer". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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