Paul Sievert Explained

Paul Sievert
Nationality:German
Sport:Athletics
Event:Racewalking
Club:Neuköllner Sportfreunde
Eisenbahn-Sportverein Berlin
Birth Date:1895 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Braunschweig, German Empire
Residence:Berlin, Germany
Death Place:Berlin, Germany
Pb:50 km – 4:34:03 (1924)

Paul Sievert (12 March 1895 – 18 December 1988) was a German racewalker, best known for his achievements in the 50 kilometres race walk.

Career

On 5 October 1924 in Munich, Sievert set a new world record in the 50 kilometres race walk.

Throughout his career, he won four national championships.[1] Sievert also competed in the 50 km walk at the 1932 Summer Olympics, where he finished sixth.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paul Sievert – Aus dem Leben eines Weltrekordlers – Sportmuseum Berlin . German . germanroadraces.de . 26 October 2015.
  2. Paul Sievert. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417224117/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/paul-sievert-1.html . dead . 2020-04-17 .