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Richard Max Ritter (November 7, 1886 – May 24, 1974) was a
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1886 births 1974 deaths Sportspeople from Magdeburg German male swimmers Male backstroke swimmers German male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers of Germany Swimmers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Presidents of FINA {{Germany-swimming-bio-stub
Richard Max Ritter (November 7, 1886 – May 24, 1974) was a German
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freestyle and backstroke
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swimmer
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who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
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and in the 1912 Summer Olympics
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Biography
He was born inMagdeburg
Magdeburg (; nds, label=Low Saxon, Meideborg ) is the capital and second-largest city of the German state Saxony-Anhalt. The city is situated at the Elbe river.
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and died in Montgomery, Pennsylvania
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In 1908 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 100 metre backstroke competition.
Four years later at the 1912 Olympics he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 100 metre freestyle event. In the 400 metre freestyle competition he won his heat in the first round and advance to the next round but he did not start in his semi-final heat. He was also a member of the German relay team which finished fourth in the 4x200 metre freestyle relay event.
See also
*List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
The International Swimming Hall of Fame
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1886 births 1974 deaths Sportspeople from Magdeburg German male swimmers Male backstroke swimmers German male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers of Germany Swimmers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Presidents of FINA {{Germany-swimming-bio-stub