Ernst Reckeweg

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameErnst Heinrich Dietrich•Reckeweg
Used nameErnst•Reckeweg
Born18 April 1873 in Ovenstädt, Petershagen, Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER)
Died5 September 1944 in Haddon Heights, New Jersey (USA)
AffiliationsPhiladelphia Turngemeinde, Philadelphia (USA)
NOC United States
Medals OG
Gold 1
Silver 0
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Ernst Reckeweg represented the Philadelphia Turngemeinde at the 1904 Olympics. Reckeweg arrived in the US from Germany in 1890. He was a piano tuner by profession.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1904 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) USA Ernst Reckeweg
Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) 47
Individual All-Around, Field Sports, Men (Olympic) 19
Individual All-Around, Apparatus Work, Men (Olympic) 67
Team All-Around, Men (Olympic) Philadelphia Turngemeinde, Philadelphia 1 Gold