Karl Storch (21 August 1913 – 16 August 1992) was a German athlete, who mainly competed in the

hammer throw The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consis ...

. He was born in

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. The member of SC Borussia Fulda competed for

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in the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

held in

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in the hammer throw where he won the silver medal (invalid - 56,45m - 58,18m - 58,86m - 57,80m - 58,38m). The coal dealer, father of four daughters, stood 1,84m, with a weight of 110 kg in competition. Karl Storch was awarded the ''

Rudolf Harbig Rudolf Waldemar Harbig (8 November 1913 – 5 March 1944) was a German athlete. As a middle distance runner he was best known for the 800 metres world record that he set in Milan in 1939. He also held the European record in the 400 metres from 1 ...

-Gedächtnispreis'' in 1954.

References

1913 births 1992 deaths German male hammer throwers Olympic silver medalists for Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Germany Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) People from Fulda Sportspeople from Kassel (region) {{Germany-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub