Hugo Strauß

Hugo Strauß (25 June 1907 – 3 November 1941) was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]

Hugo Strauß
Personal information
Born25 June 1907
Mannheim
Died3 November 1941(1941-11-03) (aged 34)
Golodayeva, Sverdlovsk, Russia
Sport
SportRowing
ClubMannheimer RC
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Nazi Germany
Olympic Games
1936 BerlinCoxless pair

In 1936 he won the gold medal with his partner Willi Eichhorn in the coxless pair competition. Strauß was 29 at the time he won,[2] it was also the only time he was in the Olympics. Also in 1936 Germany went on to win the Olympics that year.[3] He was killed during WWII while serving on the Eastern Front.[4]

References
  1. "Hugo Strauß". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 February 2007. Retrieved 21 November 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "A Map of Olympic Medals - Interactive Graphic". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  4. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War - Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2018.


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