Erwin Simon

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameErwin•Simon
Used nameErwin•Simon
Born24 September 1908 in Gladbeck, Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER)
Died20 September 1959 in Caracas, Distrito Capital (VEN)
AffiliationsSV 1913, Gladbeck (GER)
NOC Germany

Biography

German swimmer Erwin Simon failed to reach the final in the 100m backstroke at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He never won a national title. During World War II he immigrated to Venezuela where he died in 1959. Nothing else is known about his life.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Swimming (Aquatics) GER Erwin Simon
100 metres Backstroke, Men (Olympic) 6 h1 r2/3

Special Notes