Hanns Aderhold

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJohannes Hermann "Hanns"•Aderhold
Used nameHanns•Aderhold
Born13 May 1919 in Osnabrück, NiedersachsenGER
Died4 August 1987 (aged 68 years 2 months 22 days) in Dortmund, Nordrhein-WestfalenGER
AffiliationsVfL Osnabrück — Osnabrück, NiedersachsenGER
NOCGermanyGER
Nationality West Germany

Biography

West German diver Hanns Aderhold participated in the springboard event at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. He was eliminated in the semi-finals and placed 11th. Aderhold was German Champion 1941-43 and 1950-52 and also won the 1950 European Championship. In 1951, he was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf, Germany’s highest sports award.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1952 Summer Olympics Diving (Aquatics) GER FRG Hanns Aderhold
Springboard, Men (Olympic) 11

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