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 Schwarzmann at the 1936 Olympics | |
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| Born | (1912-03-22)22 March 1912 Fürth, German Empire |
| Died | 11 March 2000(2000-03-11) (aged 87) Goslar, Germany |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Sport | Men's artistic gymnastics |
| Country represented |  Germany |
| Club | Heeressportschule Wünsdorf, Zossen; TV 1860 Fürth, Fürth[1] |
Alfred Schwarzmann (22 March 1912 – 11 March 2000) was aGermanOlympic gymnast. He won three gold and two bronze medals at the1936 Berlin Olympics and another silver medal at the1952 Summer Olympics. DuringWorld War II, Schwarzmann served in theWehrmacht and was a recipient of theKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross ofNazi Germany.[1]
Alfred Schwarzmann joined the 13th Company of theNuremberg Infantry Regiment on 1 April 1935 after signing up for a twelve-year period of service. He was promoted toUnteroffizier on 1 May 1935 and was a member of theGymnastics team preparing for the 1936 Berlin Olympics, where he won three gold and two bronze medals.[1]
On 10 May 1940 Schwarzmann and his company parachuted into theNetherlands and took a key bridge atMoerdijk. In the first hour of the fighting Schwarzmann was badly wounded when a bullet pierced a lung. He was treated for his wounds inDordrecht after the Dutch capitulation.[1]
Aged 40, Schwarzmann competed at the1952 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and won a silver medal on the horizontal bar. In 2008 he was inducted into theGermany's Sports Hall of Fame.[1]
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