Hans Fritsch
Personal information
Born(1911-08-09)9 August 1911
Königsberg, East Prussia (current Kaliningrad, Russia)
Died24 August 1987(1987-08-24) (aged 76)
Bremen, Germany

Hans Fritsch (9 August 1911 – 24 August 1987) was a German discus thrower. He was born in Königsberg in East Prussia, the current Kaliningrad, Russia.

Fritsch competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, where he placed 11th in the final. He was flagbearer for the German team at the 1936 Olympics.[1]

He served with the Wehrmacht Luftwaffe during World War II, as part of the general staff, and was later a Bundeswehr officer in the German Air Force.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hans Fritsch". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2016.


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