Juan Reccius Explained

Hans Werner "Juan" Reccius Ellwanger[1] (April 9, 1911  - June 29, 2012)[2] was a Chilean athlete who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. He competed in the men's triple jump event, but did not advance beyond the qualifying round.[3]

Born in Valdivia,[3] Reccius graduated with a degree in engineering from the University of Chile in 1935,[1] the same year that he was crowned South American champion in the triple jump, a title that his older brother Adolfo had held in 1920.[4] As of 2011 he was the last surviving member of the Chilean delegation from the Berlin Olympics[5] and he turned 100 on April 9, 2011.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bennett. Sergio Ojeda. GENEALOGIA DE LA FAMILIA RECCIUS (RECK). INMIGRANTES ALEMANES AL SUR DE CHILE. genealogía de Chile. 2009-05-21. 2010-07-09. es.
  2. Web site: Falleció ex seleccionado olímpico valdiviano Juan Reccius Ellwanger . . 2012-06-30 . 2012-07-01 . Spanish.
  3. Web site: Gjerde. Arild. Jeroen Heijmans . Bill Mallon . Hilary Evans . Juan "Hans" Reccius Biography and Olympic Results. Olympics. Sports Reference.com. 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418064149/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/re/juan-reccius-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. 2010-07-09.
  4. Web site: Moreno. Santiago. Campeones de Sudamérica Absolutos. triplesalto.com. 2010-02-11. 2010-07-09. es. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110717101634/http://www.triplesalto.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=248:campeones-de-sudamerica-absolutos&catid=85:medallistas&Itemid=65. 2011-07-17.
  5. News: Coch local festeja el "Día del Olimpismo". Spanish. Austral Valdivia. 2010-07-02. 2010-07-09. dead. https://archive.today/20130101094959/http://www.australdelosrios.cl/prontus4_nots/site/artic/20100702/pags/20100702000615.html. 2013-01-01.
  6. News: Premiaron a atleta de 100 años. Spanish. Austral Valdivia. 2011-04-11. 2011-04-11. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110904175448/http://www.australdelosrios.cl/prontus4_nots/site/artic/20110411/pags/20110411022113.html. 2011-09-04.

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