- Alfred Flatow
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October 3 1869 –December 28 1942 ) was a German gymnast. He competed at the1896 Summer Olympics inAthens .Flatow was a successful competitor in 1896. He won the
parallel bars , was the runner-up in thehorizontal bar , and was a member of the German team that took thegold medal s in both the parallel bars and the horizontal bar team events. He also competed in the vault,pommel horse , and rings competitions. Flatow's cousin,Gustav Flatow , was also a member of the German gymnastics delegation in 1896.After his return to Germany he and most of the other German gymnasts were suspended, because the "Deutsche Turnerschaft" (at this time the governing body of German gymnastics) boycotted the Olympic games with the reason that competing is "ungerman."
After the
Nazi takeover in Germany in 1933 and theHolocaust , he had to flee to theNetherlands in 1938 due to beingJew ish. When Nazi Germany invaded the Netherlands he was jailed and deported to KZ Theresienstadt, where he died at the age of 73. His cousinGustav Flatow was also a victim of theHolocaust ; he died in KZ Theresienstadt in 1945.Honours after death
In 1997
Berlin honoured Alfred and Gustav Flatow by renaming the "Reichssportfeldstraße" (a lane) near by the Olympic Stadium to Flatowallee (Flatow-avenue). There is also the Flatow-Sporthalle (sports hall) atBerlin -Kreuzberg with a commemorative plaque for both. TheDeutsche Post issued a set of four stamps to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the modern Olympic games. One of this stamps shows the Flatows.
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