Charles Haberkorn
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Birth name | Karl Haberkorn | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1880-11-16)16 November 1880[a] Kingdom of Württemberg | ||||||||||||||
Died | 26 November 1966(1966-11-26) (aged 86) St Louis, Missouri | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | tug of war | ||||||||||||||
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Charles Haberkorn (born Karl Haberkorn; 16 November 1880 – 26 November 1966), later Habercorn, was a German-American tug of war competitor and wrestler who participated in both sports in the 1904 Summer Olympics.
In the 1904 Olympics, he won a bronze medal as a member of Southwest Turnverein of Saint Louis No. 2 team,[2] which is officially considered a mixed team.[3]
As a wrestler, he competed in the freestyle lightweight category and was eliminated in the quarterfinals. He was born in Württemberg, Germany and died in St. Louis, Missouri.[4]
Haberkorn was born in the Kingdom of Württemberg and immigrated to St. Louis in 1894 with his family. He became a U.S. citizen in 1911.[5]
He died in November 1966, two days after being severely burned in an accident trying to light his gas oven.[6]
Notes
- ^ Some sources incorrectly give his birth date as March 31, 1874.[1]
References
- ^ "Obituaries" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2016.
- ^ "Olympic". Archived from the original on 2016-09-26.
- ^ IOC. "St. Louis 1904 tug of war men Results - Olympic tug-of-war". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ^ "Charles Haberkorn". Olympedia. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ Missouri, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1856–1942
- ^ Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910–1969
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