Max Ritter
| File:Ritter-max-1909-07-02-der-deutsche-schwimmer-nr027-s415.jpg Ritter in 1909 | |
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| Born | November 7, 1886 Magdeburg, German Empire |
| Died | May 24, 1974 (aged 87) Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Sport | Swimming |
Richard Max Ritter (November 7, 1886 – May 24, 1974) was a German freestyle and backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit | edit source]He was born in Magdeburg and died in Montgomery, Pennsylvania.
In 1908, he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 100 metre backstroke competition.
Four years later, at the 1912 Olympics, he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 100 metre freestyle event. In the 400 metre freestyle competition, he won his heat in the first round and advanced to the next round but did not start in his semi-final heat. He was also a member of the German relay team, which finished fourth in the 4x200 metre freestyle relay event.
See also
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- 1886 births
- 1974 deaths
- Sportspeople from Magdeburg
- Swimmers from Saxony-Anhalt
- German male backstroke swimmers
- German male freestyle swimmers
- Olympic swimmers for Germany
- Swimmers at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Presidents of World Aquatics
- 20th-century German sportsmen
- German swimming biography stubs