Personal information | |
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Nationality | Swiss |
Born | 29 March 1909 |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Racewalking |
Adolf Aebersold (born 29 March 1909, date of death unknown) was a Swiss racewalker. He competed in the men's 50 kilometres walk at the 1936 Summer Olympics. [1]
Felix Adolf Schmal was an Austrian fencer and racing cyclist. He was born in Dortmund and died in Salzburg. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Figure skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics took place at the Olympic Ice Stadium in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Three figure skating events were contested: men's singles, ladies' singles, and pair skating. It was final time figure skating at the Olympics took place on an outdoor rink.
Palau competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Athletes from the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 116 competitors, 107 men and 9 women, took part in 64 events in 14 sports.
Austria competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 112 competitors, 91 men and 21 women, took part in 70 events in 16 sports.
Germany competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 205 competitors, 173 men and 32 women, took part in 123 events in 18 sports.
Adolf Spinnler was a Swiss gymnast who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.
Gustaf Adolf "Gösta" Olson was a Swedish gymnast and fencer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Swedish gymnastics team that won the all-around gold medal, and was eliminated in the first round of the individual épée event.
Johann Adolf Friedrich Maier was a German rower who competed in three Olympic games from 1928 to 1936. In Los Angeles, he won a silver medal, along with Karl Aletter, Walter Flinsch and Ernst Gaber in the coxless four. In Berlin, he won a gold medal, along with Paul Söllner, Walter Volle, Fritz Bauer and Ernst Gaber in the coxed four. He was killed during World War II while serving in North Africa. Gustav Maier was his elder brother with whom he had competed in the 1928 Olympics.
Adolf Nilsen was a Norwegian-American rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Adolf "Adi" Kainz was an Austrian sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1930s. He won the gold medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
Gustav Adolf "Guzzi" Lantschner was an Austrian-born German alpine skier turned actor. He competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics. He was born in Innsbruck, Austria and was the younger brother of Hellmut Lantschner. Competing for Austria, he won the downhill world championship in 1932. At the 1936 Winter Olympics, he won the silver medal in the alpine skiing combined event.
Adolf Valentin "Adi" Lindfors was a heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Finland. He competed at the 1912, where we became injured and had to withdraw, and 1920 Olympics, where he won a gold medal, aged 41.
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten was a Swedish prince who for most of his life was second in the line of succession to the Swedish throne. He was the eldest son of Gustaf VI Adolf, who was crown prince for most of his son's life and ascended the Swedish throne three years after his son's death. The current king, Carl XVI Gustaf, is Prince Gustaf Adolf's son. The prince was killed on 26 January 1947 in an airplane crash at Kastrup Airport, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Max Adolf Karsten Meyer was a German competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal in the Star class at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, together with Wilhelm Kuhweide.
Adolf Metzner was a German athlete who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. After finishing his career due to Achilles tendon rupture he became a carpenter in the Bavaria region of Germany. In 1947 he worked with Ernst Gadermann to develop the first telemetric measurements of the ECG in athletes.
Events from the year 1947 in Sweden
Adolf Jakob Wiklund was a Swedish biathlon competitor who won two world championship titles in 1958, individual and with a team. He competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics and finished 19th.
Adolf Weinacker was an American racewalker. He competed in the men's 50 kilometres walk at the 1948, 1952 and the 1956 Summer Olympics. He died on September 11, 2023, at the age of 94.
Adolf Insam is an Italian ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1984 Winter Olympics.