Paul Günther
Appearance
Paul Günther at the 1912 Olympics | ||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Born | 24 October 1882 Hannover, German Empire | |||||||||||
Died | 13 February 1959 Duisburg, West Germany | (aged 76)|||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Diving | |||||||||||
Club | Hannover 92 | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Paul Günther (24 October 1882 – 13 February 1959) was a German diver who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1] He won the gold medal in the 3 m springboard event. In the plain high diving he competed in the final, but did not finish, so he came eighth.[2] In 1988 he was inducted to the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Paul Günther". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Paul Günther". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ "PAUL GUNTHER (GER)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014.
Categories:
- 1882 births
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- German male divers
- Divers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Olympic divers for Germany
- Olympic gold medalists for Germany
- Olympic medalists in diving
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- Sportspeople from Hanover
- 20th-century German sportspeople
- Sportspeople from the German Empire
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