Ewald Mertens

Ewald Mertens
Mertens (center) as trainer
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born(1909-09-24)24 September 1909
Died7 February 1965(1965-02-07) (aged 55)
East Berlin
Sport
SportMiddle-distance running
Event800 metres

Ewald Mertens (24 September 1909 – 7 February 1965) was a German middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 800 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1] He was awarded an Honoured Master of Sport. He died in a hospital in Berlin after a long illness.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ewald Mertens Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Ewald Mertens verstorben" [Ewald Mertens died]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). Vol. 21, no. 40. 9 February 1965. p. 7. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.


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