Charles Hahn (rower) explained

Charles Hahn
Birth Name:Carl Wilhelm Walter Hahn
Nationality:German
French
Sport:Rowing
Birth Date:5 July 1893
Birth Place:Straßburg, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire
Death Place:Dalkingen, Germany

Carl Wilhelm Walter Hahn (5 July 1893  - 1 March 1986) was a rower from Straßburg Strasbourg which during his early life was part of the German Empire. After WWI, he competed for France known as Charles Hahn.[1]

Hahn was born in Straßburg in 1893. At the 1902 European Rowing Championships, he won a bronze medal in the double scull teamed up with G. Bornet starting for Alsace-Lorraine.[2] His home town became part of France after WWI and at the 1920 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's eight for France where they were eliminated in the semi-final.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Charles Hahn . Olympedia . 28 August 2021.
  2. Web site: Heckert . Karlheinz . Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Doppelzweier) . Sport Komplett . 10 August 2018. de.
  3. Charles Hahn Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417193946/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/charles-hahn-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 26 July 2018.