Hans Homberger

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Hans Homberger
Personal information
Birth nameHans Ernst Homberger
Born31 October 1908
Schaffhausen
Died26 January 1986
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1936 Berlin Coxed four
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1936 Berlin Coxless four
European Rowing Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1935 Berlin Coxless four
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1935 Berlin Eight

Hans Ernst Homberger (31 October 1908 - 26 January 1986) was a Swiss rower who competed with two of his brothers. He won two medals at the 1935 European Rowing Championships and a further two medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Born into a family of industrialists, he took over the International Watch Company when his father died in 1955. He led the company until he sold it to VDO in 1978.

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Family

Homberger was born in 1908 in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. [1] Two of his younger brothers, Rudolf Homberger (born 1910) and Alex Homberger (born 1912), were also competitive rowers. [2] [3] Their father was Ernst Homberger who headed the Georg Fischer company since 1902, and who later became the head of the International Watch Company. [4]

Rowing career

At the 1935 European Rowing Championships in Berlin, Homberger won gold with the coxless four; his brother Alexander was part of the crew. [5] At the same event, all three brothers competed with the men's eight and came second. [6]

In 1936 he was a crew member of the Swiss boat which won the silver medal in the coxed four event. As part of the Swiss boat in the coxless four competition he won the bronze medal. He also participated in the eight event where the Swiss boat finished sixth. [1] Whilst the Swiss had been the favourites for the men's eight event, four of them had already competed in the coxed four and coxless four events that day (including both Hans and Alex Homberger) and they were exhausted when the final for the eight was raced. [7]

Professional career

When his father died in 1955, Homberger took over as managing director of the International Watch Company. He led the company until 1978 when it was sold to VDO. [8]

Homberger died in 1986. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hans Homberger". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rudolf Homberger". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alex Homberger". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Friedberg, Michael (13 May 2010). "The House of Homberger". IWC . Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  5. ↑ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer o.Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  7. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fritz Feldmann". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Geschichte" [history] (in German). IWC. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
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