Oskar Herbert Böcher (22 February 1903 – 14 January 1983) was a German

middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, ranging from 500 metres up to . The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distanc ...

who competed at the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for ...

Career

Böcher finished second behind Georges Baraton in the 1 mile event at the 1926 AAA Championships. Böcher competed in the men's 1500 metres at the 1928 Olympic Games.

References

1903 births 1983 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics German male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Germany 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub