Emil Welz (born 5 April 1879, date of death unknown) was a

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who competed in the

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and in the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...

. He was born in

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. In 1908 he finished eleventh in the discus throw competition. He also participated in the freestyle javelin event but his result is unknown. Four years later he finished 24th in the discus throw competition.

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list of German athletes
1879 births Year of death missing German male javelin throwers German male discus throwers Olympic athletes for Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics {{Germany-javelin-bio-stub