Hans Schönrath (8 November 1902 – 10 February 1945) was a German

boxer Boxer most commonly refers to: * Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing *Boxer (dog), a breed of dog Boxer or boxers may also refer to: Animal kingdom * Boxer crab * Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans * Boxer snipe ee ...

who competed in the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

. He was born in Gronau and died near

Pillau Baltiysk (russian: Балти́йск; german: Pillau; Old Prussian: ''Pillawa''; pl, Piława; lt, Piliava; Yiddish: פּילאַווע, ''Pilave'') is a seaport town and the administrative center of Baltiysky District in Kaliningrad Oblast, Rus ...

. He was drowned when the hospital ship SS ''General von Steuben'' sunk during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. In 1928 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the heavyweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming silver medalist

Nils Ramm Nils Arvid Ramm (1 January 1903 – 8 November 1986) was a Swedish heavyweight boxer who won a silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Previously he won the 1927 European title and finished second in 1925. After the Olympics Ramm turned prof ...

. He appeared in the 1935 boxing film ''

Knockout A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, muay thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo and other sports involving striking, a ...

'' playing the role of the British champion.

1928 Olympic results

Below if the record of Hans Schönrath, a German heavyweight boxer who competed at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics: * Round of 16: bye: * Quarterfinal: lost to

(Sweden) by decision

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1902 births 1945 deaths People from Borken (district) Sportspeople from Münster (region) Heavyweight boxers Olympic boxers of Germany Boxers at the 1928 Summer Olympics German civilians killed in World War II German male boxers Deaths due to shipwreck at sea {{Germany-boxing-bio-stub