Siegfried Eifrig - Last Berlin Torch Bearer from 1936 Dies - His torch will find a permanent home in the Berlin Sports Museum - AIMS Marathon Museum of Running
With the death of Siegfried Eifrig on Monday, June 23, 2008, likely the last German torch bearer from the first Olympic torch relay from 1936 has passed away, speculates Gerd Steins, sports historian for the Berlin Sports Museum - AIMS Marathon Museum of Running.
According to Steins, approximately 3,000 runners participated in the relay from Athens to Berlin, yet only a few were recorded by name.
www.germanroadraces.deDer olympische Fackelläufer von 1936 ist tot - Jörg Wenig in leichtathletik
Mit Siegfried Eifrig starb am Montag vergangener Woche der wohlmöglich letzte deutsche Läufer des ersten olympischen Fackellaufes von 1936.Dies vermutet der Sporthistoriker Gerd Steins vom Berliner Sportmuseum.
Laut Steins waren an dieser Staffel von Athen nach Berlin rund 3.000 Läufer beteiligt, jedoch sind nur die Namen einiger weniger überliefert.
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