Joachim Karsch
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Joachim Karsch (June 20, 1897 – February 11, 1945) was a German artist.
He was born in Breslau and died in Groß Gandern, Sternberg.
In 1932, he won a bronze medal in the art competitions at the Los Angeles Games for his Stabwechsel ("Baton passing").
He committed suicide during World War II, instead of being taken to a Russian prisoner of war camp.[1]
References
- ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- The Games of the Xth Olympiad Los Angeles 1932 (PDF). Xth Olympiade Committee of the Games of Los Angeles, U.S.A. 1932. 1933. pp. 748–765. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-10.
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suggested) (help) - Wagner, Juergen. "Olympic Art Competition 1932". Olympic Games Museum. Archived from the original on 2008-05-01.
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suggested) (help) - Kramer, Bernhard (May 2004). "In Search of the Lost Champions of the Olympic Art Contests" (PDF). Journal of Olympic History. 12 (2): 29–34. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-10.
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suggested) (help) - Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joachim Karsch". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-03-20. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
External links
- Joachim Karsch at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Karsch on artnet