Hermann von Bönninghausen

Hermann von Bönninghausen
Born	(1888-07-24)24 July 1888 Bocholt, Kingdom of Prussia
Died	26 January 1919(1919-01-26) (aged 30)
Sports career
Country	Kingdom of Prussia
Sport	Track and field Football
Event(s)	100 metres, long jump
Sports achievements and titles
Olympic finals	2
Military career
Allegiance	Kingdom of Prussia
Battles / wars	World War I

Hermann von Bönninghausen (24 July 1888 – 26 January 1919) was a German athlete who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.^[1] He died after World War I due to injury by being shot in the face.^[2][3]

Biography

Von Bönninghausen was born in Bocholt. In the 100 metres event at the 1908 Summer Games, he took fifth place in his first round heat with a time of 12.0 seconds. He did not advance to the semifinals. He also participated in the long jump competition, but his final ranking is unknown.

Four years later, he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 110-metre hurdles event.

See also

• List of Olympians killed in World War I

References

1. "Hermann von Bönninghausen". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
2. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
3. "Hermann von Bönninghausen". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 March 2021.

External links

• Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
• De Wael, Herman (2001). "Athletics 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Archived from the original on 27 September 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2006.
• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 20 July 2006.
• Hermann von Bönninghausen at Olympedia