Arthur Jonath (1909-1963)
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- Name (English)
- Arthur Jonath
- Short name
- Arthur Jonath
- Year of birth
- 1909
- Year of death
- 1963
- Short Description
- "Arthur Jonath (9 September 1909 – 14 April 1963) was a German sprinter. He competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in the 4 × 100 m, 100 m and 200 m events and finished in second, third and fourth place, respectively.
Jonath was a boxer, and switched to athletics due to a hand injury. In 1931-1932 he won the German titles in both 100 m and 200 m. He set three indoor world records in the 50 m and 60 m in 1930 and 1931, and two outdoor world records in the 100 m in 1932 and 1933; he set three more world records with the German 4 × 100 m relay team.
After the Los Angeles Games, Jonath stayed in the United States upon invitation from actresses Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich. He was offered American citizenship and a university education, but his stepfather brought him back to Germany. Jonath was a guest of honor at the Berlin Olympics. During World War II he fought as an SS officer on the Eastern Front; he was taken prisoner by the Soviet troops and then transferred to an American prisoner-of-war camp near Frankfurt." - (en.wikipedia.org 29.08.2020) - Entity Encoding
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Sammelbilder "Olympia 1932" - Bild-Nr.: 9 (Gruppe 20)
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Sammelbilder "Olympia 1932" - Bild-Nr.: 16 (Gruppe 23)
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Sammelbilder "Olympia 1932" - Bild-Nr.: 17 (Gruppe 20)
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Sammelbilder "Olympia 1932" - Bild-Nr.: 37 (Gruppe 20)
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