Charles Haberkorn
Charles Haberkorn (November 16, 1880 – November 1966)[1] was an American tug of war competitor and wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Tug of war | ||
Representing  Mixed team | ||
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In the 1904 Olympics he won a bronze medal as a member of Southwest Turnverein of Saint Louis No. 2 team,[2] which is officially considered a mixed team.[3]
As wrestler he competed in the freestyle lightweight category and was eliminated in the quarterfinals. He was born in Württemberg, Germany and died in St. Louis, Missouri.[4]
Notes
- Some sources give his birth date as March 31, 1874 such as http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/JOH/JOHv5n2/JOHv5n2l.pdf Archived 2016-09-12 at the Wayback Machine and "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-03-19. Retrieved 2007-11-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) the first of which also gives his death date as May 1968. His name is also sometimes spelled Habercorn - "Olympic". Archived from the original on 2016-09-26.
- IOC. "St. Louis 1904 tug of war men Results - Olympic tug-of-war". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- "Charles Haberkorn". Olympedia. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
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