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Friedrich Gerdes

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Friedrich Gerdes
Personal information
Birth nameFriedrich August Martin Gerdes
NationalityGerman
Born(1910-12-12)12 December 1910
Varel, German Empire
Died19 October 1960(1960-10-19) (aged 49)
Dahlem, West Germany
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventJavelin throw

Friedrich Gerdes (12 December 1910 – 19 October 1960) was a German athlete. He competed in the men's javelin throw at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1] He was killed in 1960 by a motor car accident in Berlin.[1]

Personal life

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Gerdes was working as a policeman at the time and he was the German Police Champion in 1939.

Career

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Gerdes had reached the finals of the javelin throw at the 1936 Summer Olympic and was placed seventeenth and last. Gerdes never managed to win a German Championship.

References

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  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Friedrich Gerdes Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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