Ewald Mertens (24 September 1909 – 7 February 1965) was a German middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 800 metres at the

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 awarded an Honoured Master of Sport. He died in a hospital in

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

after a long illness.

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* 1909 births 1965 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics German male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes of Germany Place of birth missing Recipients of the Honoured Master of Sport {{Germany-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub