Rudi Dobermann

Rudi Dobermann

Dobermann in 1927
Personal information
Born 14 December 1902
Iserlohn, Germany
Died 1 December 1979 (aged 76)
São Paulo, Brazil
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Long jump, shot put, sprint
Club Sportclub Köln-Marienburg
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) LJ – 7.64 m (1928)
SP – 14.80 m (1930)
100 m – 10.7 (1926)[1][2]

Rudolf "Rudi" Dobermann (14 December 1902 – 1 December 1979) was a German athlete. He competed in the long jump at the 1928 Summer Olympics and finished 18th.[1]

Dobermann first trained in gymnastics and then changed to athletics, winning the German long jump title in 1925–1927; he finished third in the shot put in 1930. He also won the British long jump title in 1927 and set a European record at 7.64 m in 1928. In 1930 he immigrated to São Paulo, Brazil, where he first worked as a coach and official with the Brazilian Athletics Confederation, and later became a businessman.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Rudi Dobermann. sports-reference.com
  2. Rudolf Dobermann. trackfield.brinkster.net
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