August von Gödrich

German cyclist
August von Gödrich
August von Gödrich During a Competition
Personal information
Born25 September 1859 (1859-09-25)
Jerlochovice, Fulnek, Austrian Empire
Died16 March 1942 (1942-03-17) (aged 82)
Fulnek, Nazi Germany
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1896 Athens Road race

August von Gödrich (25 September 1859 – 16 March 1942) was a racing cyclist from Austria-Hungary. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1]

Gödrich competed in the road race. He placed second in the 87 kilometre race from Athens to Marathon and back, finishing in 3:42:18 behind Aristidis Konstantinidis of Greece.[2]

References

  1. ^ "August von Gödrich". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anton Gödrich". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
  • August von Gödrich at Cycling ArchivesEdit on Wikidata
  • August von Gödrich at ProCyclingStatsEdit on Wikidata
  • August von Gödrich at Olympics.comEdit on Wikidata
  • August von Gödrich at OlympediaEdit on Wikidata
  • Mallon, Bill & Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0379-9. (Excerpt available at [1])
  • De Wael, Herman (2001). "Errors in Mallon: Errata of the 1896 Book". Retrieved 11 January 2006.
  • August Goedrich at Olympics.com