| Paul Krauß | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Nazi Germany |
| Born | (1917-10-18)18 October 1917 Johanngeorgenstadt, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire |
| Died | 15 February 1942(1942-02-15) (aged 24) Borovichi, Soviet Union |
| Personal best | 112 m (367 ft) Planica, King. of Yugoslavia (2 March 1941) |
Paul Krauß (18 October 1917 – 15 February 1942) was a German ski jumper.
Career
In 1941 on Bloudkova velikanka in Planica at Smuški poleti Week event, he set only a personal best with 112 metres (367 ft) and not world record as it was misconception for many years. He took 43rd place on normal hill at 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Krauß died as a soldier on the Eastern Front (World War II).
Winter Olympics
| Rank | Location | Year | Hill |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen
|
1936 | normal |
References
- Paul Krauß at Olympedia (archive)
- "Nov svetovni in nov jugoslovenski rekord v Planici — Chapter: Rezultati" (in Slovenian). Slovenski narod. 3 March 1941.
- "Novi svetovni rekord v Planici — Chapter:Serija senzacij" (in Slovenian). Jutro. 3 March 1941. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Paul Krauß Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
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- 1917 births
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- People from Johanngeorgenstadt
- Sportspeople from the Kingdom of Saxony
- German male ski jumpers
- Skiers from Saxony
- German Army personnel killed in World War II
- Olympic ski jumpers for Germany
- Ski jumpers at the 1936 Winter Olympics
- 20th-century German sportsmen
- German ski jumping biography stubs