Willie Jahn

Willie Jahn was eliminated in the heats of the 800 m at the 1912 Stockholm Olympic Games. He was German University Champion in 1912 and 1914 over 1,500 metres.

Jahn became a leader in the German Youth Reform Movement (Wandervogel). As such he co-led the IWV (Jungwandervogel) for many years with Willie Jansen, participating at the famous 1913 Hohen Meissner meeting. As the Wandervogel movement was concerned with health and life reform for German youth, track and field became a central element of life in the organization, which led to Jahn’s ultimate appearance at the 1912 Olympics. A statue of Jahn as a Greek Olympic athlete (Der Sieger) was created by Prof. Peterich (1864 -1937) and is currently on display in the German Museum of Athletics (Deutsches Sportmuseum) in Berlin, close to the Olympiastadion.

Personal Best: 800 – 1:56.6 (1912).