A total of 144 Olympians are known to have been killed during World War I. [1] [2] A
A total of 144 Olympians are known to have been killed during World War I. [1] [2] A
A. ^ This includes Hermann von Bönninghausen and Paul Berger, who both died following the war of complications from their war injuries. [1] [145]
B. ^ The country the individual competed for at the time.
Reginald George Pridmore was a field hockey player, who won the gold medal with the England team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. Pridmore set an Olympic record for most goals scored by an individual in an Olympic final in Men's field hockey with his 4 goals in England's 8–1 victory. This record stood till the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, where India's Balbir Singh Sr. scored 5 goals in India's 6–1 victory over the Netherlands.
Hermann von Bönninghausen was a German athlete who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He died after World War I due to injury by being shot in the face.
Helmut Hamann was a German athlete from Berlin who competed mainly in the 400 metres.
Béla Las-Torres was a Hungarian freestyle swimmer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics.
Carl Heinrich Goßler was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was the coxswain of the German boat Germania Ruder Club, Hamburg, which won the gold medal in the coxed fours final B.
Events in the year 1888 in Germany, the 'Year of the Three Emperors'.
Georges Charles Armand Tainturier was a French fencer who won team épée gold medals at the 1924 and 1932 Olympics. In 1926 he won an unofficial world title in the individual épée.
Bertrand Marie de Lesseps was a French fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during World War I. He was the brother of Ismaël de Lesseps, and son of Ferdinand de Lesseps.
Ferdinand Marie Ismaël de Lesseps, known as Ismaël de Lesseps, was a French fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during World War I. He was the brother of Bertrand Marie de Lesseps and son of Ferdinand de Lesseps.
Béla Zulawszky was a Slovak-Hungarian fencer. He won a silver medal in the individual sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during World War I.
Heinrich Ziegler was a German fencer. He competed in the individual foil and team épée events at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during World War I.
Béla Békessy was a Hungarian épée, foil and sabre fencer. He won a silver medal in the individual sabre event at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during World War I.
Dorothea "Dora" Köring was a female tennis player from Germany.
Johann Heinrich Freese was a German swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during the Second World War.
Jaroslav Hainz was a Czech tennis player. He competed for Bohemia in the men's indoor singles event at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He died during World War I.
Heinrich Burkowitz was a German sprinter. He competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action in November 1918, while fighting in World War I.
"Girl Code" is a song by American television personality Luann de Lesseps, under the stage name and former courtesy title of Countess Luann. It was released on July 3, 2015, through Eloli Music, as a standalone single. Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis produced the song and co-wrote it with de Lesseps, Arden Altino, Angela Ann Hunte, Tzvetin T. Todorov, and Urales Vargas. Despite having no plans to release new music, de Lesseps was inspired by her fellow The Real Housewives of New York City cast members and convinced by the series' producer Andy Cohen to release a third single.
Heinrich Paal was an Estonian footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He died in a Soviet prison camp during World War II.
