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Paul Sievert

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Paul Sievert
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born(1895-03-12)12 March 1895
Braunschweig, German Empire
Died18 December 1988(1988-12-18) (aged 93)
Berlin, Germany
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventRacewalking
ClubNeuköllner Sportfreunde
Eisenbahn-Sportverein Berlin
Achievements and titles
Personal best50 km – 4:34:03 (1924)[1]

Paul Sievert (12 March 1895 – 18 December 1988) was a German racewalker, best known for his achievements in the 50 kilometres race walk.

Career

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On 5 October 1924 in Munich, Sievert set a new world record in the 50 kilometres race walk.

Throughout his career, he won four national championships.[2] Sievert also competed in the 50 km walk at the 1932 Summer Olympics, where he finished sixth.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Paul Sievert". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  2. ^ "Paul Sievert – Aus dem Leben eines Weltrekordlers – Sportmuseum Berlin" (in German). germanroadraces.de. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
Records
Preceded by Men's 50km Walk World Record Holder
5 October 1924 – 16 September 1928
Succeeded by