Georg Mickler

Georg Mickler
Personal information
Born7 September 1892
Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany
Died14 June 1915 (aged 22)
Tarnów, Małopolskie, Poland
Sport
SportAthletics
Eventmiddle-distance
ClubSC Charlottenburg

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

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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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Georg Mickler". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Georg Mickler". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 7 July 1913. Retrieved 16 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Athletic Feats". Sporting Life. 7 July 1913. Retrieved 16 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
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