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| Birth name | Karl Haberkorn | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1880-11-16)16 November 1880 Kingdom of Württemberg | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 November 1966(1966-11-26) (aged 86) St Louis, Missouri | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | tug of war | ||||||||||||||
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Charles Haberkorn (born Karl Haberkorn; 16 November 1880 – 26 November 1966), later Habercorn, was a German-American tug of war competitor and wrestler who participated in both sports in the 1904 Summer Olympics.
In the 1904 Olympics, he won a bronze medal as a member of Southwest Turnverein of Saint Louis No. 2 team, which is officially considered a mixed team.
As a wrestler, he competed in the freestyle lightweight category and was eliminated in the quarterfinals. He was born in Württemberg, Germany and died in St. Louis, Missouri.
Haberkorn was born in the Kingdom of Württemberg and immigrated to St. Louis in 1894 with his family. He became a U.S. citizen in 1911.
He died in November 1966, two days after being severely burned in an accident trying to light his gas oven.
Notes
- Some sources incorrectly give his birth date as March 31, 1874.
References
- "Obituaries" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 12, 2016.
- "Olympic". Archived from the original on September 26, 2016.
- IOC. "St. Louis 1904 tug of war men Results - Olympic tug-of-war". Olympics.com. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- "Charles Haberkorn". Olympedia. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- Missouri, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1856–1942
- Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910–1969
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