Wilhelm Otto "Willy" Schröder (7 March 1912 – 28 September 1990) was a German

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who competed at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...

Biography

In 1935, Schröder set a discus

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of 53.10 m in a competition in his hometown of

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. At the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Schröder competed in the men's discus throw event, finishing in 5th place. He finished second behind Nikolaos Syllas in the discus throw event at the

1937 AAA Championships The 1937 AAA Championships was the 1937 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 16 to 17 July 1937 at White City Stadium in London, England. The Championsh ...

References

1912 births 1990 deaths German male discus throwers Olympic athletes for Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics European Athletics Championships medalists Athletes from Magdeburg 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-discus-bio-stub