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Curt Rudolf Paul Rottmann (February 13, 1886, in Dresden – January 13, 1928, in New York City) was an American gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Upon arriving in the United States, Rottman lived in Baltimore, Philadelphia, and California before settling in New York. As a gymnast, he was a member of Baltimore Turnverein Vorwaerts, Philadelphia Turngemeinde, and New York Turnverein.

Rottman worked as a baker and confectioner and died of pleural pneumonia on January 13, 1928, at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, New York City.

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Curt Rottman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
2. "Curt Rottman". Olympedia. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
3. ^ "Curt Rottman Dies". Brooklyn Daily Times. January 15, 1928. p. 18. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

External links

• Curt Rottman at the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame
• Curt Rottman at Olympedia

v t e 1924 USA Olympic Gymnastics Team
Men's artistic gymnastics athletes	Team Al Jochim Frank Kriz John Mais Rudolph Novak John Pearson Curt Rottman Frank Safanda Max Wandrer Alternates John F. Andreasen Charles Cremer Francis Kruse Adolph Zink
Coach	Roy E. Moore (Head coach)

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