Kurt Doerry was a German

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...

 track and field athlete

Track and field

Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics

1896 Summer Olympics

The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Athens, Greece, from April 6 to April 15, 1896. It was the first international Olympic Games held in the Modern era...

 in Athens

Athens

Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

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Doerry placed fifth in his preliminary heat of the 100 metres

Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres race was the first event run at the modern Olympics, on 6 April 1896. It was the shortest race on the Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. 21 athletes were entered in the first round, divided into three heats of seven runners, but six of them later withdrew...

 and did not advance to the final.

He also competed in the 400 metres

Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metres

The men's 400 metres race was the second-shortest of the flat-track events on the Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. The competition's preliminary round was the last held on the first day, 6 April. The competitors were split into two groups...

. The records are unclear as to whether Doerry or Alphonse Grisel

Alphonse Grisel

Alphonse Grisel was a French athlete and gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Grisel placed fourth in his preliminary heat of the 100 metres and did not advance to the final.He also competed in the 400 metres...

 finished third out of the four-runner preliminary heat, but only the top two athletes in the heat advanced to the final regardless.

Doerry ran the 110 metres hurdles

Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's 110 metre hurdles

The men's 110 metres hurdles was the only hurdling event on the Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. The preliminary heats were the first track event of the day on 7 April. Eight competitors ran in two heats of four runners each. Only the fastest two runners in each heat advanced to...

. He finished third or fourth in the preliminary heat of that event as well.

He also participated at the 1900 Summer Olympics

1900 Summer Olympics

The 1900 Summer Olympics, today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1900 in Paris, France. No opening or closing ceremonies were held; competitions began on May 14 and ended on October 28. The Games were held as part of...

 in Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

 in the 100 metres

Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres was a sprinting event on the athletics programme at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 14, 1900. 20 athletes from nine nations competed.-Records:...

event, making it to the semifinals before withdrawing.