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]