Alfred Dompert Explained

Birth Date:23 December 1914
Birth Place:Stuttgart, Germany
Death Date:11 August 1991 (aged 76)
Death Place:Stuttgart, Germany
Height:174 cm
Weight:60 kg
Sport:Athletics
Pb:1500 m – 3:55.4 (1941)
3000 mS – 9:07.2 (1936)
Club:Stuttgarter Kickers
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Alfred Dompert (23 December 1914 – 11 August 1991) was a German runner who won a bronze medal in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was the German champion in this event in 1937, 1947 and 1950. After retiring from competitions he worked as a sports administrator in Württemberg and was a youth trainer in the Skiing Association of Schwaben. In 1950 he became the first athlete to receive the Rudolf-Harbig-Gedächtnispreis, and in 1956 he was awarded the Golden Needle of the German Track and Field Association.