Hugo Strauß
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Max Hugo•Strauß |
| Used name | Hugo•Strauß |
| Born | 25 June 1907 in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg (GER) |
| Died | 3 November 1941 in Golodayeva, Sverdlovsk (RUS) |
| Affiliations | Mannheimer RC, Mannheim (GER) |
| NOC |  Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Hugo Strauß won the gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games with Willi Eichhorn in the coxless pairs. In 1935 the two men finished second at the German Championships, and in 1936 they became national champions and qualified for the Olympic Games. Two years later the two men again finished second.
In 1938 Strauß was named president of the newly-founded Mannheimer Eis- und Rollschuhclub, which later was renamed to Mannheimer ERC and Adler Mannheim, and became one of the leading ice hockey clubs in (West) Germany. During the Nazi era Strauß was a member of the SS-Totenkopf-Standarte “Thuringia” and was killed-in-action on the Eastern front in 1941 in Russia.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 Summer Olympics | Rowing | GER |
Hugo Strauß | |||
| Coxless Pairs, Men (Olympic) | Willi Eichhorn | 1 | Gold |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War (†1 November 1941. Killed in action during World War II near Goldayeva in the Soviet Union.)