Emil Rausch

Emil Rausch
Personal information
Born(1883-09-11)September 11, 1883
Berlin, German Empire
DiedDecember 14, 1954(1954-12-14) (aged 71)
West Berlin, West Germany
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Representing Germany Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1904 St. Louis 880 yard freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1904 St. Louis 1 mile freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1904 St. Louis 220 yard freestyle
Intercalated Games
Silver medal – second place 1906 Athens 4×250 m freestyle relay

Emil A. Rausch (11 September 1883[1] – 14 December 1954) was a German freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics and 1906 Intercalated Games.[2]

In the 1904 Olympics, he won gold medals in the 880 yard freestyle and 1 mile freestyle and a bronze medal in the 220 yard freestyle. Two years later, he won a silver medal as a member of German 4x250 m relay team and was fifth in 1 mile freestyle.[3]

  1. ^ Some sources say, he was born in 1882
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Emil Rausch Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Emil Rausch". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 February 2021.