Alfred Georg Mickler (September 7, 1892 – June 14, 1915) was a
German
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track and field athlete
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who competed 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 ...
.
In 1912 he was eliminated in the first round of the
1500 metres competition. He was also a member of the German team which was eliminated in the first round of the
3000 metres team race by Sweden.
He was killed in action during
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
.
See also
*
List of Olympians killed in World War I
A total of 144 Olympians are known to have been killed during World War I.
See also
* List of international rugby union players killed in World War I
Notes
A.This includes Hermann von Bönninghausen and Paul Berger, who both died following th ...
References
External links
list of German athletes
1892 births
1915 deaths
German male middle-distance runners
Olympic athletes for Germany
Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics
German military personnel killed in World War I
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