Max Ritter
Appearance
![]() Ritter in 1909 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Magdeburg, German Empire | November 7, 1886
Died | May 24, 1974 Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States | (aged 87)
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Richard Max Ritter (November 7, 1886 – May 24, 1974) was a German freestyle and backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]He was born in Magdeburg and died in Montgomery, Pennsylvania.
In 1908, he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 100 metre backstroke competition.
Four years later, at the 1912 Olympics, he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 100 metre freestyle event. In the 400 metre freestyle competition, he won his heat in the first round and advanced to the next round but he did not start in his semi-final heat. He was also a member of the German relay team which finished fourth in the 4x200 metre freestyle relay event.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Max Ritter". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
External links
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Categories:
- 1886 births
- 1974 deaths
- Sportspeople from Magdeburg
- German male backstroke swimmers
- German swimming sports executives
- German male freestyle swimmers
- Olympic swimmers for Germany
- Swimmers at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Presidents of World Aquatics
- German swimming biography stubs