Emil Goršek

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameEmanuel "Emil"•Goršek (Gorscheg-)
Used nameEmil•Goršek
Born9 March 1914 in Celje, Celje (SLO)
Measurements178 cm / 69 kg
AffiliationsSK Primorje, Ljubljana (SLO)
NOC Yugoslavia
Nationality Slovenia

Biography

Personal Bests: 800 – 1:55.0 (1939); 1500 – 4:01.2 (1939).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1936 Summer Olympics Athletics YUG SLO Emil Goršek
800 metres, Men (Olympic) 5 h2 r1/3
1,500 metres, Men (Olympic) 7 h2 r1/2

Errata

Date of birth previously listed as 3 September, but baptismal records confirm that 9 March is correct. Did not die in 1945, passenger records indicate he was still living in at least 1950.