Werner Spannagel Explained
Werner Spannagel (6 October 1909 - 11 August 1943) was a German boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was born in Dahlerau.[1] At the 1932 Summer Olympics he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the flyweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist Louis Salica.[1] In the Second World War, he was sent to the Eastern Front and fought in the army of the Nazi Germany. News of his death was received on 23 December 1943.[2] [3]
Notes and References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200417163721/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sp/werner-spannagel-1.html profile
- http://www.barmen-200-jahre.de/index.php?site=link&nome=287&zu=link&nopa=34 Werner Spannagel
- Web site: Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 . dead . 17 April 2020 . 24 July 2018 . Sports Reference.