Alfred Dompert

Alfred Dompert

Dompert (left) at the 1936 Olympics
Personal information
Born 23 December 1914
Stuttgart, Germany
Died 11 August 1991 (aged 76)
Stuttgart, Germany
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 1500 m, steeplechase,
Club Stuttgarter Kickers
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 1500 m – 3:55.4 (1941)
3000 mS – 9:07.2 (1936)[1][2]

Alfred Dompert (23 December 1914 – 11 August 1991) was a German runner who won a bronze medal in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was the German champion in this event in 1937, 1947 and 1950. After retiring from competitions he worked as a sports administrator in Wurttemberg and was a youth trainer in the Skiing Association of Schwaben. In 1950 he became the first athlete to receive the Rudolf-Harbig-Gedächtnispreis, and in 1956 he was awarded the Golden Needle of the German Track and Field Association.[1]

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