Alfred Dompert (23 December 1914 – 11 August 1991) was a German runner who won a bronze medal in the 3000 m

steeplechase Steeplechase may refer to: * Steeplechase (horse racing), a type of horse race in which participants are required to jump over obstacles * Steeplechase (athletics), an event in athletics that derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing ...

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1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

. He was the German champion in this event in 1937, 1947 and 1950. After retiring from competitions he worked as a sports administrator in Württemberg and was a youth trainer in the Skiing Association of Schwaben. In 1950 he became the first athlete to receive the Rudolf-Harbig-Gedächtnispreis, and in 1956 he was awarded the Golden Needle of the German Track and Field Association.

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* 1914 births 1991 deaths German male middle-distance runners Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Germany Sportspeople from Stuttgart German male steeplechase runners Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) 20th-century German people {{Germany-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub