Alfred Schwarzmann
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| Alfred Schwarzmann | |
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| File:Alfred Schwarzmann 1936.jpg Schwarzmann at the 1936 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 22 March 1912 Fürth, German Empire |
| Died | 11 March 2000 (aged 87) Goslar, Germany |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
| Country represented | Germany Germany |
| Club | Heeressportschule Wünsdorf, Zossen; TV 1860 Fürth, Fürth[1] |
Medal record | |
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Alfred Schwarzmann (22 March 1912 – 11 March 2000) was a German Olympic gymnast. He won three gold and two bronze medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and another silver medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics. During World War II, Schwarzmann served in the Wehrmacht and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]Alfred Schwarzmann joined the 13th Company of the Nuremberg Infantry Regiment on 1 April 1935 after signing up for a twelve-year period of service. He was promoted to Unteroffizier on 1 May 1935 and was a member of the Gymnastics team preparing for the 1936 Berlin Olympics, where he won three gold and two bronze medals.[1]
On 10 May 1940 Schwarzmann and his company parachuted into the Netherlands and took a key bridge at Moerdijk. In the first hour of the fighting Schwarzmann was badly wounded when a bullet pierced a lung. He was treated for his wounds in Dordrecht after the Dutch capitulation.[1]
Aged 40, Schwarzmann competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and won a silver medal on the horizontal bar. In 2008 he was inducted into the Germany's Sports Hall of Fame.[1]
Awards
[edit | edit source]- Iron Cross 2nd Class & 1st Class (25 May 1940)[2]
- Wound Badge (1939) in Black (29 May 1940)[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 May 1940 as Oberleutnant and platoon leader in the 8./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1[3]
- Wehrmacht Long Service Award 4th Class
- Heer (army) Parachutist Badge
References
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- ^ a b Thomas & Wegmann 1986, p. 284.
- ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 696.
Bibliography
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External links
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- 1912 births
- 2000 deaths
- Sportspeople from Fürth
- Sportspeople from the Kingdom of Bavaria
- German male artistic gymnasts
- Olympic gymnasts for Germany
- Olympic gold medalists for Germany
- Olympic silver medalists for Germany
- Olympic bronze medalists for Germany
- Olympic medalists in gymnastics
- Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Gymnasts at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Gymnasts at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Fallschirmjäger of World War II
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United Kingdom
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German Army soldiers of World War II
- 20th-century German sportsmen
- Military personnel from Bavaria