Charles Hahn (rower)
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Carl Wilhelm Walter Hahn (5 July 1893 – 1 March 1986) was a rower from Straßburg Strasbourg which during his early life was part of the German Empire. After WWI, he competed for France known as Charles Hahn.[1]
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Birth name | Carl Wilhelm Walter Hahn | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | German French | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1893-07-05)5 July 1893 Straßburg, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire | ||||||||||||||
Died | 1 March 1986(1986-03-01) (aged 92) Dalkingen, Germany | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
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Hahn was born in Straßburg in 1893.[2] At the 1902 European Rowing Championships, he won a bronze medal in the double scull teamed up with G. Bornet starting for Alsace-Lorraine.[3] His home town became part of France after WWI and at the 1920 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's eight for France where they were eliminated in the semi-final.[2]