Ewald Mertens
Appearance
![]() Mertens (center) as trainer | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | German |
Born | 24 September 1909 |
Died | 7 February 1965 East Berlin | (aged 55)
Sport | |
Sport | Middle-distance running |
Event | 800 metres |
Ewald Mertens (24 September 1909 – 7 February 1965) was a German middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 800 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1] He was awarded an Honoured Master of Sport. He died in a hospital in Berlin after a long illness.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ewald Mertens Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Ewald Mertens verstorben" [Ewald Mertens died]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). Vol. 21, no. 40. 9 February 1965. p. 7. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.