Rudi Dobermann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Rudi Dobermann

German athletics competitor

Date of Birth: 14-Dec-1902

Place of Birth: Iserlohn, Free State of Prussia, Germany

Date of Death: 01-Dec-1979

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Rudi Dobermann

  • Rudolf "Rudi" Dobermann (14 December 1902 – 1 November 1979) was a German athlete.
  • He competed in the long jump at the 1928 Summer Olympics and finished 18th.
  • His club was the Marienburger SC of Cologne. 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 with the German School (Escola Allemã), with which he won the state college athletics championships (campeonato collegial de athletismo) of 1931.
  • He was also on of the three coaches for the athletes of the state of São Paulo which participated in the Latin-American Championships (or Games) of the same year.
  • From 1934 he was a coach and official with the Brazilian Athletics Confederation.
  • Later he became a businessman.

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