About Friedrich Gerdes
Lived 1910 – 1960 (aged 49). Friedrich Gerdes was a German athletics competitor.
Friedrich Gerdes (12 December 1910 – 19 October 1960) was a German athlete. He competed in the men's javelin throw at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was killed in 1960 by a motor car accident in Berlin.
Personal life Gerdes was working as a policeman at the time and he was the German Police Champion in 1939.
Career Gerdes had reached the finals of the javelin throw at the 1936 Summer Olympic and was placed seventeenth and last. Gerdes never managed to win a German Championship.
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Who was Friedrich Gerdes?
German athlete
When was Friedrich Gerdes born?
Friedrich Gerdes was born on 12 December 1910 in Varel.
When did Friedrich Gerdes die?
Friedrich Gerdes died on 19 October 1960 in Dahlem.
What was Friedrich Gerdes's occupation?
Friedrich Gerdes was an athletics competitor.
What nationality was Friedrich Gerdes?
Friedrich Gerdes was German.
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