Georg Mickler Explained
| Georg Mickler |
| Birth Date: | 7 September 1892 |
| Birth Place: | Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany |
| Death Date: | 14 June 1915 (aged 22) |
| Death Place: | Tarnów, Małopolskie, Poland |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | middle-distance |
| Club: | SC Charlottenburg |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Alfred Georg Mickler (7 September 1892 - 14 June 1915) was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
Mickler was selected to represent Germany at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden. He was eliminated in the first round of the 1500 metres competition. He was also a member of the German team which was eliminated in the first round of the 3000 metres team race by Sweden.[2]
The following year, he finished third behind John Zander in the 1 mile event at the British 1913 AAA Championships.[3] [4] [5]
Mickler was killed in action during World War I in Poland.[6]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Georg Mickler . 3 August 2015 . Sports Reference . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150801074818/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mi/georg-mickler-1.html . 1 August 2015 .
- Web site: Georg Mickler . Olympedia . 18 April 2021.
- News: Athletic Championships . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer . 7 July 1913 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 16 November 2024 .
- News: Athletic Feats . Sporting Life . 7 July 1913 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 16 November 2024 .
- Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 16 November 2024 .
- Web site: Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War . 3 August 2015 . Sports Reference . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141107022804/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 . 7 November 2014 .
