About Arthur Tell Schwab
Lived 1896 – 1945 (aged 48). Arthur Tell Schwab was a Swiss athletics competitor.
Arthur Tell Schwab (4 September 1896 – 27 February 1945) was a Swiss race walker. He won an Olympic silver medal over 50 kilometres in Berlin 1936. Two years earlier he had won a silver medal at the European Championships.
His son Erich Arthur Fritz Schwab won an Olympic bronze medal in 1948 and a silver in 1952 over 10 kilometres walk.
He was killed in an air raid bombing in Seglingen near Heilbronn, Germany, during World War II.
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Who was Arthur Tell Schwab?
Swiss racewalker (1896-1945)
When was Arthur Tell Schwab born?
Arthur Tell Schwab was born on 4 September 1896 in Börtewitz.
When did Arthur Tell Schwab die?
Arthur Tell Schwab died on 27 February 1945 in Siglingen.
What was Arthur Tell Schwab's occupation?
Arthur Tell Schwab was an athletics competitor.
What nationality was Arthur Tell Schwab?
Arthur Tell Schwab was Swiss.
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