Wilhelm "Willi" Bartholomae (31 January 1885 – 26 April 1955) was a
German
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rower
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who competed for the
German Empire in the
1912 Summer Olympics. The German team won the
bronze medal in the
eight.
Bartholomae was born in
Krefeld
Krefeld ( , ; li, Krieëvel ), also spelled Crefeld until 1925 (though the spelling was still being used in British papers throughout the Second World War), is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located northwest of Düsseldorf, i ...
on 31 January 1885. He died in
Düsseldorf
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on 26 April 1955 at the age of 70.
1912 German Men's eights rowing team
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Otto Liebing
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Max Bröske
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Fritz Bartholomae, Willi's brother
*Willi Bartholomae
*
Werner Dehn
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Rudolf Reichelt
Rudolf Reichelt (24 March 1890 – 26 November 1971) was a Germans, German Rowing (sport), rower who competed for the German Empire in the 1912 Summer Olympics. The German team won the bronze medal in the Rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympi ...
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Hans Matthiae
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Kurt Runge
*
Max Vetter
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1885 births
1955 deaths
Rowers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Olympic rowers for Germany
Olympic bronze medalists for Germany
Olympic medalists in rowing
German male rowers
Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
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