Otto Paul Trieloff (17 November 1885 – 6 July 1967) was a German

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. He competed at the

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. He was born in

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and died in

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-Rüttenscheid. Trieloff was a member of the

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German medley relay team. He was the third runner on the squad, running 400 metres. He followed

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and

Hans Eicke Hans Eicke (1 December 1885 – 22 August 1947) was a German athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. Career Eicke was born and died in Berlin. Eicke was a member of the silver medal German medley relay team. He was the second ...

, each of whom ran 200 metres, and was followed by Hanns Braun running the 800. The team dominated the first round, defeating the Dutch team easily with a time of 3:43.2. In the final, though, the Germans could not match the

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team. Trieloff in third place when he started his leg, and finished five yards behind the second place Hungarian team. Braun was able to move into second place at the very end of the race, however, giving Trieloff a silver medal. Trieloff also competed in the 400 metres event, finishing second in his first round heat and not advancing to the final.

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* * * 1885 births 1967 deaths German male sprinters Olympic athletes for Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Germany Sportspeople from Duisburg Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) {{Germany-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub