Edward Luckhaus

Edward Gustaw Adolf Luckhaus (31 August 1910 12 May 1975) was a Polish athlete of German ethnicity. He competed in the men's triple jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]

Edward Luckhaus
Personal information
NationalityPolish
Born(1910-08-31)31 August 1910
Hlukhiv, Chernigov Governorate, Imperial Russia
Died12 May 1975(1975-05-12) (aged 64)
Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm, Bavaria, West Germany
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Triple jump

During World War II he volunteered to Wehrmacht, fought on the Eastern Front and was taken as prisoner of war, being incarcerated in the POW camp in Gomel.[2] After being released in 1948, he moved to Bavaria, where he lived with his family in Pfaffenhofen near Munich. He worked as a physical education teacher initially in the Benedictine monastery in Scheyern, later at the gymnasium in Pfaffenhofen.[2]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Edward Luckhaus Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  2. Polski Komitet Olimpijski. "Luckhaus Edward Gustaw Adolf (1910-1975)". Biografie • Olimpijski.pl. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
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