- Adolf Schmal
Felix Adolf Schmal (
18 August 1872 –28 August 1919 ) was anAustria n fencer andracing cyclist . He competed at the1896 Summer Olympics inAthens .Schmal competed in the 333
metre s, 10 kilometres, 100 kilometres, and 12 hours races in cycling. His best result was in the 12 hours race, where he covered 314.997kilometre s in the time allotted to outdistance the only other finisher by a single lap of the track (Frank Keeping covered 314.664 kilometres). Schmal also did well in the 333 metres and the 10 kilometres, finishing third in each race. He originally tied withStamatios Nikolopoulos in the shorter race, both placing second with a time of 26.0 seconds. This led to a race-off between the two, which Schmal lost by 1.2 seconds as he finished in 26.6 seconds. He was among the seven cyclists that did not finish the 100 kilometres.Schmal also competed in the
sabre event in the fencing tournament. He did not do well, defeating onlyGeorgios Iatridis while losing toIoannis Georgiadis ,Telemachos Karakalos , andHolger Nielsen to place fourth out of five.Schmal's son,
Adolf Schmal, Jr. , competed at the1912 Summer Olympics .References
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