About Erwin Wegner
Lived 1909 – 1945 (aged 35). Erwin Wegner was a German athletics competitor.
Erwin Wegner (5 April 1909 – 16 February 1945) was a German athlete, born in Stettin. Wegner won the silver medal at the 1934 European Championships in the 110 metres hurdles and competed in the Olympic Games as both a hurdler and a decathlete.
Career At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Wegner competed in the 110 m hurdles and the decathlon. In the hurdles he placed third in his heat in 15.1 and qualified for the semi-finals, where he failed to finish.
At the 1934 European Championships in Turin Wegner won the silver medal in the hurdles in 14.9, losing only to Hungary's József Kovács. Wegner defeated Kovács at the International University Games in Budapest the following year, winning the gold in 14.7.
Wegner returned to the Olympics in 1936, this time only competing in the 110 m hurdles and again going out in the semi-finals.
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Who was Erwin Wegner?
German athlete
When was Erwin Wegner born?
Erwin Wegner was born on 5 April 1909 in Szczecin.
When did Erwin Wegner die?
Erwin Wegner died on 16 February 1945 in Moselle.
What was Erwin Wegner's occupation?
Erwin Wegner was an athletics competitor.
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Erwin Wegner was German.
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