Wilhelm Brülle
Wilhelm Brülle (17 February 1891 – 5 August 1917) was a German gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1] He was born in Lippstadt. In 1912 he was a member of the German team which finished fourth in the team, free system competition and fifth in the team, European system event.[2]
The teams represented the General Academic Gymnastics Association Leipzig (German: Allgemeiner Akademischer Turnerbund Leipzig). Brülle studied mathematics and was killed-in-action during World War I in Belgium in 1917, while serving as a sergeant with the 7th Line Infantry Regiment "Braunschweig-Bevern" (Prussia). [3]
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- ^ "Wilhelm Brülle". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wilhelm Brülle Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 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 18 August 2015.
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