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| Emerich Rath |
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| Rath from bodybuilding book.. |
...Rath in white in Berlin 1907 |
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Rath's shop sign - his shop in Prague |
...old Rath cycling |
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| with friends at his ranch |
...in nature |
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| Diploma from hands of Pierre Coubertin... |
Emerich Rath
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Emerich Rath (* Nov. 5th 1883 + Dec. 21st 1962)
Winner of long distance walking for 50 and 100 kilometers, Boxing master
of Germany in 1912, in the same year he beat champion of British colonies
in Hamburg, Bobsleigh in Tyrolia, Italy and Bavaria, hockey, football
and rugby player, climber in Alps, skiing matches in Bohemia, Germany,
Austria, Italy, Sweden, Finland, and Norway. He rode many rivers by
canoe and kayak – famous 460 kilometers on Tibera river to Rome to
the Olympic games in six days!, from Passau to Vienna in 24 hours!,
swimmer, speed-skater, heavy athlete, rower, rugby player, cycler,
marathon and cross country at the Olympics in the Austrian team in
1908 (25th, first of the Austrians!) and Stockholm 1912 (33. place,
first place of the Austrians), there aren't much heavy weigh boxers
able
to run marathon! He always plaid fair and helped to the other competitors.
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