Adolf Gruber

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Dolfi Gruber
File:Zevende Internationale Marathonloop te Enschede, huldigin van de winnaars, vln, Bestanddeelnr 910-5968.jpg
Pawson (2), Kantorek (1) and Gruber (3), Enschede Marathon (1959)
Personal information
NationalityAustrian
Born(1920-05-15)15 May 1920
Vienna, Austria
Died7 January 1994(1994-01-07) (aged 73)
Vienna, Austria
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Long-distance running/Marathon
ClubWiener AC / ATSV Auersthal

Adolf Gruber (15 May 1920 – 7 January 1994) was an Austrian long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1952, 1956 and the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

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Gruber won 33 Austrian titles over varying distances ranging from 3,000 metres to the marathon distance.[2] In addition to athletics he competed in football, cycling, speed skating and table tennis.[2] His personal best time in the marathon was 2:23:30.

After training in hotel management and then teaching, he was drafted into World War II where he was seriously wounded. He underwent 13 operations on his left upper arm following a wound inflicted by a amchine gun.[2]

Gruber finished second behind Colin Kemball in the marathon event at the British 1958 AAA Championships from Windsor to Chiswick on 28 June.[3][4]

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