Robert Fein
Encyclopedia
Robert Fein was an Austrian weightlifter.
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He was born and died in Vienna
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In 1936 he won the gold medal in the lightweight class after sharing the win with Anwar Mesbah
. He was Jewish; he was one of a number of Jewish athletes who won medals at the Nazi Olympics in Berlin in 1936.
In 1937 he was decorated with the Gold Medal for Service to the Republic of Austria.
Dr. George Eisen of Nazareth College
included Fein on his list of Jewish Olympic Medalists and an account of Fein's overcoming an early deficit to earn a tie for the gold medal with Egyptian weightlifter Anwar Mesbah is included in Jews and the Olympic Games: the clash between sport and politics : with a complete review of Jewish Olympic medallists.
Career
He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
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He was born and died in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
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In 1936 he won the gold medal in the lightweight class after sharing the win with Anwar Mesbah
Anwar Mesbah
Anwar Mesbah , along with Khedr Eltouny, was the most famous weightlifter of the 1936 Summer Olympics that was held in Berlin. Mesbah won the Gold for Egypt by lifting a record of 342.5 kg....
. He was Jewish; he was one of a number of Jewish athletes who won medals at the Nazi Olympics in Berlin in 1936.
In 1937 he was decorated with the Gold Medal for Service to the Republic of Austria.
Dr. George Eisen of Nazareth College
Nazareth College (New York)
Nazareth College of Rochester, NY, is a private liberal arts college in Pittsford, New York, a suburb of Rochester.-History:Nazareth was founded in 1924 by the Sisters of St. Joseph. The first class, comprising 25 young women, began their studies in a large mansion on Lake Avenue in Rochester, New...
included Fein on his list of Jewish Olympic Medalists and an account of Fein's overcoming an early deficit to earn a tie for the gold medal with Egyptian weightlifter Anwar Mesbah is included in Jews and the Olympic Games: the clash between sport and politics : with a complete review of Jewish Olympic medallists.