Hubert Houben
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Hubert Houben was a German
athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.
He competed for Germany in the 1928 Summer Olympics
held in Amsterdam
, Netherlands
in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Georg Lammers
, Richard Corts
and Helmut Körnig
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.
He competed for Germany in the 1928 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics
At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, 27 athletics events were contested. The competition was held on a 400 meter track and would become the standard for athletics tracks in the future. For the first time, women's events in athletics were included in the Olympic Games program...
held in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Georg Lammers
Georg Lammers
Georg Lammers was a German athlete who competed for his native country at the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, Netherlands. There he won the silver medal in the 4 x 100 metre relay with his team mates Richard Corts, Hubert Houben and Helmut Körnig...
, Richard Corts
Richard Corts
Richard Corts was a German athlete. He was born at Remscheid, were he also died.Corts won the silver medal in the 4 × 100 metre relay at the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, Netherlands. His medal winning teammates were Georg Lammers, Hubert Houben and Helmut Körnig.He committed suicide.-...
and Helmut Körnig
Helmut Körnig
Helmut Körnig was a German athlete. He was born in Glogau and died in Dortmund.Körnig won the bronze medal in the 200 metres and the silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam and the silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay Helmut Körnig (12 September 1905...
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