Wilhelm "Willy" Dörr (7 August 1881 – 5 April 1955) was a

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and

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competitor who competed in the

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. He was born and died in

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. In 1906, he was part of the German team which won the gold medal in the tug of war competition. In the ancient pentathlon contest he finished 16th and he also participated in the discus throw event but his result is unknown.

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* 1881 births 1955 deaths Sportspeople from Frankfurt German male discus throwers Olympic athletes for Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1906 Intercalated Games Tug of war competitors at the 1906 Intercalated Games Olympic gold medalists for Germany World record setters in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1906 Intercalated Games {{Germany-Olympic-medalist-stub