Curt Rottman Explained

Curt Rottman
Full Name:Curt Rudolf Paul Rottmann
Country:United States
Birth Date:13 February 1886
Birth Place:Dresden, German Empire
Death Place:New York City, New York, U.S.
Discipline:MAG
Gym:New York Turnverein
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Curt Rudolf Paul Rottmann (February 13, 1886, in Dresden – January 13, 1928, in New York City) was an American gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1] [2]

Upon arriving in the United States, Rottman lived in Baltimore, Philadelphia, and California before settling in New York.[3] As a gymnast, he was a member of Baltimore Turnverein Vorwaerts, Philadelphia Turngemeinde, and New York Turnverein.[3]

Rottman worked as a baker and confectioner and died of pleural pneumonia on January 13, 1928, at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, New York City.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/curt-rottmann-1.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418033044/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/curt-rottmann-1.html . dead . April 18, 2020 . June 30, 2012.
  2. Web site: Curt Rottman . Olympedia . October 3, 2021.
  3. News: January 15, 1928 . Curt Rottman Dies . . 18 . November 21, 2023.