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    Fritz Schilgen (8 September 1906 – 12 September 2005) was a German athlete and the final torchbearer of the first Olympic torch relay at the 1936 Summer...
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  • Fritz Schilgen, a three time 1500m champion, was suggested by former German athletics president Karl Ritter von Halt as the final runner. Schilgen, viewed...
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  • 1936 Closing 16 August 1936 Opened by Chancellor Adolf Hitler Cauldron Fritz Schilgen Stadium Olympiastadion Summer ← Los Angeles 1932 London 1948 → Tokyo...
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    Fritz Schilgen carrying the Olympic torch at the Berlin Olympic Stadium with the public giving the Nazi salute in the background...
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    Olympic Games Preceded by Fritz Schilgen Final Olympic torchbearer London 1948 Succeeded by Eigil Nansen Preceded by Fritz Schilgen Final Summer Olympic torchbearer...
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    Otto Pöhl (1929-2014) president of the Deutsche Bundesbank 1980-1991 Fritz Schilgen (1906–2005) last torchbearer in the relay to the Summer Olympics in...
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    Games Location Lighter Sport Note Ref 1936 Summer Berlin Fritz Schilgen Track and field Schilgen was not a competitor at the Olympics, but was chosen for...
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    of state Adolf Hitler, and the Olympic cauldron was lit by athlete Fritz Schilgen.[citation needed] Four million tickets were sold for all the events...
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    world wars. The final leg of the relay was completed on 1 August by Fritz Schilgen, a German electrical engineer and national champion runner, who ran...
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    the summer games. From the urns, the flame was then transferred to Fritz Schilgen, who lit the Olympic Cauldron in Olympic stadium. Even with his athletic...
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  • Interviewees include Eddie Futch, Robert Mitchell, Helen Stephens and Fritz Schilgen. 11 October 1995 21 April 1998 6 On the Line (1924: UK) (1926: US) Henry...
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  • schizophrenic (Master Race) Barbel Reinke: East German waitress (People Power) Fritz Schilgen: Berlin Olympics torch lighter (Sporting Fever) Horst Slesina: Propaganda...
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  • metres  Karl-Gustav Dahlström (SWE) 15:24.3  Eino Puukko (FIN) 15:27.5  Fritz Schilgen (GER) 15:27.7 110 metres hurdles  Tatsuo Fujita (JPN) 15.6  Henry P...
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  • Dirigent – Der Techniker" (PDF). Wenn visionene wahr werden. Wolf von Schilgen, Salzburg. p. 87. Retrieved 13 May 2020. "Eliette von Karajan: "Wünsche...
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    (Magdeburg) Karl Matthias Schiffer Centre Resigned on 24 September 1919 Joseph Schilgen Centre Entered on 24 September 1919 as a replacement for Karl Matthias...
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