Willi Kürten

Willi Kürten
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born(1908-04-04)4 April 1908
Hanover, Germany
Died18 July 1944(1944-07-18) (aged 36)
Ukraine
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event400 metres hurdles

Willi Kürten (4 April 1908 – 18 July 1944) was a German hurdler. He competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1] He was killed in action during World War II.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Willi Kürten Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.


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