About Erwin Blask
Lived 1910 – 1999 (aged 88). Erwin Blask was a German athletics competitor, athlete and police officer.
Erwin Blask (March 20, 1910 – February 6, 1999) was a German athlete who competed mainly in the hammer throw event. He won the silver medal for Germany at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Biography Blask was born in Friedrichsheyde, East Prussia (today Gajrowskie, Poland)
At the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Blask won the silver medal in the men's hammer throw competition behind his fellow German Karl Hein.
Blask finished second behind Karl Hein again in the hammer throw event at the British 1937 AAA Championships.
He died in Frankfurt am Main.
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Who was Erwin Blask?
athletics competitor (1910–1999)
When was Erwin Blask born?
Erwin Blask was born on 20 March 1910 in Wydminy.
When did Erwin Blask die?
Erwin Blask died on 6 February 1999 in Frankfurt.
What was Erwin Blask's occupation?
Erwin Blask was an athletics competitor, athlete and police officer.
What nationality was Erwin Blask?
Erwin Blask was German.
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