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Gotthard Handrick
Gotthard Handrick (25 October 1908 – 30 May 1978) was a German Olympic athlete and German fighter pilot during the Spanish Civil War and World War II.
Career.
Handrick won the gold medal in the modern pentathlon at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. As a fighter pilot, he fought in the Spanish Civil War and claimed 5 aerial victories while flying for the Legion Condor (including a I-15 on 9 September 1937 and an I-16 on 18 May 1938).
In July 1937 Handrick was
Wahl, Julius Eisenecker, Erwin Casmir, August Heim, Hans Esser, Hans-Georg Jörger
- Women's foil
- Helene Mayer
- Hedwig Haß
- Olga Oelkers
Modern pentathlon.
Three male pentathletes represented Germany in 1936, with Gotthard Handrick winning gold.
- Gotthard Handrick
- Hermann Lemp
- Herbert Bramfeld
Rowing.
Germany had 26 rowers participate in seven out of seven rowing events in 1936.
- Men's single sculls
- Gustav Schäfer
- Men's double