Adolf Metzner
Appearance
Adolf Metzner (25 April 1910 in Frankenthal – 5 March 1978 in Hamburg) was a German athlete who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. After finishing his career due to Achilles tendon rupture he became a carpenter in the Bavaria region of Germany.[1] In 1947 he worked with Ernst Gadermann to develop the first telemetric measurements of the ECG in athletes.
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adolf Metzner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
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- 1910 births
- 1978 deaths
- Athletes from Rhineland-Palatinate
- People from Frankenthal
- German male sprinters
- Olympic athletes for Germany
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- SS-Hauptsturmführer
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