Paul Krauß

Paul Krauß
Country Nazi Germany
Born(1917-10-18)18 October 1917
Johanngeorgenstadt, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire
Died15 February 1942(1942-02-15) (aged 24)[1]
Borovichi, Soviet Union
Personal best112 m (367 ft)
Planica, King. of Yugoslavia
(2 March 1941)

Paul Krauß (18 October 1917 – 15 February 1942) was a German ski jumper.

Career

In 1941 on Bloudkova velikanka in Planica at Smuški poleti Week event, he set only a personal best with 112 metres (367 ft) and not world record as it was misconception for many years.[2][3] He took 43rd place on normal hill at 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.[4] Krauß died as a soldier on the Eastern Front (World War II).[5]

Winter Olympics

Rank Location Year Hill
18 Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 normal

References

  1. ^ Paul Krauß at Olympedia (archive)
  2. ^ "Nov svetovni in nov jugoslovenski rekord v Planici — Chapter: Rezultati" (in Slovenian). Slovenski narod. 3 March 1941.
  3. ^ "Novi svetovni rekord v Planici — Chapter:Serija senzacij" (in Slovenian). Jutro. 3 March 1941.
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Paul Krauß Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  5. ^ "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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