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August von Gödrich

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August von Gödrich
August von Gödrich During a Competition
Personal information
Born25 September 1859 (1859-09-25)
Jerlochovice, Fulnek, Austrian Empire
Died16 March 1942 (1942-03-17) (aged 82)
Fulnek, Nazi Germany
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1896 Athens Road race

August von Gödrich (25 September 1859 – 16 March 1942) was a racing cyclist from Austria-Hungary. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1]

Gödrich competed in the road race. He placed second in the 87 kilometre race from Athens to Marathon and back, finishing in 3:42:18 behind Aristidis Konstantinidis of Greece.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "August von Gödrich". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anton Gödrich". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
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