Heinrich Burkowitz (31 January 1892 – 31 May 1915) was a German
sprinter.
He competed at 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 ...
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He was killed in action in November 1918, while fighting in
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 ...
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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
1892 births
1915 deaths
Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics
German male sprinters
Olympic athletes for Germany
German military personnel killed in World War I
Athletes from Berlin
German Army personnel of World War I
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