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Erwin Blask

Erwin Blask, German hammer thrower (died 1999)

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Born
March 20, 1910
Died
February 6, 1999
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1910

About Erwin Blask

Erwin Blask (March 20, 1910 – February 6, 1999) was a German athlete who competed mainly in the hammer throw event. He won the silver medal for Germany at the 1936 Summer Olympics. == Biography == Blask was born in Friedrichsheyde, East Prussia (today Gajrowskie, Poland) At the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Blask won the silver medal in the men's hammer throw competition behind his fellow German Karl Hein. Blask finished second behind Karl Hein again in the hammer throw event at the British 1937 AAA Championships. He died in Frankfurt am Main.

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Erwin Blask timeline

  1. Erwin Blask (March 20, 1910 – February 6, 1999) was a German athlete who competed mainly in the hammer throw event.
  2. He won the silver medal for Germany at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

The world when Erwin Blask was born

Erwin Blask was born in 1910. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1910

  • Best-selling book"The Rosary" – Florence L. Barclay

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJack Johnson defends heavyweight title, sparking nationwide debate
  • Top headlineBoy Scouts of America founded
  • Technology milestoneFirst neon lighting demonstrated in Paris
  • World population~1.7B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population92.2M

1910 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Erwin Blask's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19102026
Average home$3,395$435,000
Average income$574$67,500
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population92.2M341 million

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